Case Series: Cancer-Related Facial Pain Treated with Stellate Ganglion Block

Stellate ganglion block (SGB) is believed to modify the pathologic sympathetic pain response and has been commonly used to treat complex regional pain syndrome. We report successful treatment of cancer-related facial pain with SGB in three patients, suggesting a possible sympathetic pain-related mec...

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Autores principales: Darabad, Raheleh Rahimi, Kalangara, Jerry P., Woodbury, Anna
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers 2020
Materias:
Case Discussions in Palliative Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8241335/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34223488
http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/pmr.2020.0042
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Sumario:Stellate ganglion block (SGB) is believed to modify the pathologic sympathetic pain response and has been commonly used to treat complex regional pain syndrome. We report successful treatment of cancer-related facial pain with SGB in three patients, suggesting a possible sympathetic pain-related mechanism. All patients exhibited clinically significant improvement of pain 12 weeks following the procedure. SGB should be considered a palliative pain treatment option in cancer-related facial pain.

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