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Commissural myelotomy for intractable cancer pain: report of two cases
C J Watling1, R Payne, R R Allen
1Department of Neuro-Oncology, University of Texas, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston 77030, USA.
The Clinical Journal of Pain
|June 1, 1996
Abstract
Patients:
We describe two patients with cancer-related low back and bilateral lower extremity pain that failed pharmacologic treatment.
Results:
In both cases, commissural myelotomy provided significant pain relief. The role of myelotomy in the management of cancer pain is discussed.