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The use of chordotomy to treat pain from gynecologic cancer

Högberg, T LU ; Rabow, L ; Rosenberg, P and Simonsen, E (1989) In European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology 10(5). p.40-337
Abstract

Tumor growth in the pelvis with nerve involvement causes severe pain which is notoriously resistant to pharmacological treatment. Chordotomy is a classical method for the relief of pain. This is a retrospective study of 24 chordotomy cases, operated on at the department of Neurosurgery, and independently evaluated at the department of Gynecologic Oncology. Initially 19 patients (79%) were painfree whereas 4 patients (17%) had only moderate or no relief following the operation (one not evaluable). 10 patients remained free of pain until death. There were no serious complications. Possible causes of pain relapse are analysed. We conclude that chordotomy is worth consideration when facing severe pelvic cancer pain.

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keywords
Cordotomy/statistics & numerical data, Female, Genital Neoplasms, Female/therapy, Humans, Palliative Care, Retrospective Studies
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European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology
volume
10
issue
5
pages
4 pages
publisher
SOG Canada.
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  • scopus:0024384896
  • pmid:2478367
ISSN
0392-2936
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English
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  author       = {{Högberg, T and Rabow, L and Rosenberg, P and Simonsen, E}},
  issn         = {{0392-2936}},
  keywords     = {{Cordotomy/statistics & numerical data; Female; Genital Neoplasms, Female/therapy; Humans; Palliative Care; Retrospective Studies}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{5}},
  pages        = {{40--337}},
  publisher    = {{SOG Canada.}},
  series       = {{European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology}},
  title        = {{The use of chordotomy to treat pain from gynecologic cancer}},
  volume       = {{10}},
  year         = {{1989}},
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