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Pain management in woman with advanced cervical cancer and local spread to iliac bone and sacral plexus
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Abstract
This report describes a case of 34 years old woman suffering from advanced cervical cancer, with the spread to pelvic and inguinal lymph nodes, sacral bone, iliac bone, spinal nerve roots S1-S2 and gluteal muscles. It was accompanied by cachexia and pain (NRS 7–9), mostly within S1-S2 innervation. This was reduced with applied treatment to the level of NRS 3.
Abstract
This report describes a case of 34 years old woman suffering from advanced cervical cancer, with the spread to pelvic and inguinal lymph nodes, sacral bone, iliac bone, spinal nerve roots S1-S2 and gluteal muscles. It was accompanied by cachexia and pain (NRS 7–9), mostly within S1-S2 innervation. This was reduced with applied treatment to the level of NRS 3.
Keywords
cervical cancer, metastases, bone pain, neuropathic pain, treatment
About this articleTitle
Pain management in woman with advanced cervical cancer and local spread to iliac bone and sacral plexus
Journal
Palliative Medicine in Practice
Issue
Article type
Case report
Pages
52-54
Published online
2016-06-14
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Bibliographic record
Medycyna Paliatywna w Praktyce 2015;9(2):52-54.
Keywords
cervical cancer
metastases
bone pain
neuropathic pain
treatment
Authors
Małgorzata Malec-Milewska
