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Pain is a ubiquitous complication of the antineoplastic therapy in many cancer patients and survivors. A satisfactory pain management might possibly be the most challenging aspect of symptom control in this patient population. With the development of more elaborate and efficacious oncologic therapies, it is reasonable to expect a rise in the prevalence of malignant pain syndromes. Suboptimal pain relief has several important implications on patients’ health, well-being, and quality of life. Poor pain control can lead to physical decline, sleep disturbance, maladaptive coping skills, difficulty or lack of motivation to participate in therapy, increased financial expenditure, anhedonia or depressive illness, withdrawal or isolation, and suicidality. Interventional techniques are a critical part of the multimodal approach to malignant pain management. They are a powerful tool in abolishing difficult to treat or refractory cancer-related pain states. The focus of this chapter is a concise overview of major pain management interventions available to control the cancer-related pain: peripheral nerve blocks, neurolytic procedures, neuromodulation, intrathecal drug devices, and vertebral augmentation. While the chapter is not all inclusive, it highlights key points related to selected interventions and provides data supporting the use of individual modalities in the treatment of cancer-related pain. Decreased opioid requirements and reduced risk of medication-related adverse reactions are most notable benefits of the interventional pain management, which are confirmed by a growing number of available evidence.

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    Kenneth D. Candido MD & Teresa M. Kusper DO

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    Alan David Kaye

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    Nalini Vadivelu

Review Questions

Review Questions

  1. 1.

    Which of the following is the least likely adverse effect related to celiac plexus block?

    1. (a)

      Hiccups

    2. (b)

      Orthostatic hypotension

    3. (c)

      Constipation

    4. (d)

      Motor paralysis

  2. 2.

    The benefits of celiac plexus block include which of the following?

  1. (a)

    Decreased opioid consumption

  2. (b)

    Reduced risk of medication-related side effects

  3. (c)

    Improved appetite and nourishment

  4. (d)

    All of the above

  1. 3.

    Which of the following serve as contraindications to performing celiac plexus block?

  1. (a)

    Hypovolemia

  2. (b)

    Intestinal obstruction

  3. (c)

    Severe thrombocytopenia

  4. (d)

    Localized skin tissue infection

  5. (e)

    All of the above

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  1. 1.

    c

  2. 2.

    d

  3. 3.

    e

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Candido, K.D., Kusper, T.M. (2018). Malignant Pain. In: Kaye, A., Urman, R., Vadivelu, N. (eds) Essentials of Regional Anesthesia. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-74838-2_29

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