Persistent pain in anal cancer survivors
| Autor: | Victor T. Chang, Manzurul Sikder, Afsheen N Iqbal, Simon Badin |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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Oncology medicine.medical_specialty medicine.medical_treatment Pain Postoperative Complications Internal medicine medicine Overall survival Humans Anal cancer Survivors Aged Quality of Life Research Chemotherapy Oncology (nursing) business.industry Persistent pain Disease progression Combined modality treatment Middle Aged Anus Neoplasms medicine.disease Anus neoplasms Disease Progression business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Cancer Survivorship. 2:79-83 |
| ISSN: | 1932-2267 1932-2259 |
| Popis: | Anorectal cancers are highly curable malignancies. Combined modality treatment with chemotherapy and radiation has dramatically improved both disease-free and overall survival. Little is known about symptomatic complications of treatment.Case report based on chart review.Two patients presented with painful anal lesions that were diagnosed as squamous cell carcinoma of the anus. Despite successful treatment with chemotherapy and radiation, their pain syndromes worsened after treatment with development of a lumbosacral plexopathy that required regular followup, imaging, and pain medications.Pain syndromes may worsen after successful treatment given with curative intent, and may be a form of treatment toxicity.Treatment related lumbosacral plexopathy may be an unrecognized consequence of the successful treatment of anal carcinoma. These symptoms can be controlled with analgesics. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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