Pulsed Radiofrequency Lesioning of the Suprascapular Nerve for Referred Shoulder Pain due to Metastatic Liver Cancer: A case report / 대한통증학회지
The Korean Journal of Pain
;
: 230-234, 2007.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-175942
ABSTRACT
A diagnosis of shoulder pain is varied and difficult to make. The initial onset of liver cancer is difficult to detect and patients typically do not complain of symptoms as most tumors are asymptomatic. If the symptoms of the patients develop, the first symptom is usually pain that extends from the abdomen to the back and shoulder. A suprascapular nerve block is used in the treatment of the referred shoulder pain due to a metastatic hepatoma, but the effectiveness of the treatment has been limited because of its short duration. Recently, the advent of pulsed radiofrequency (PRF) lesioning has proved a successful treatment for chronic refractory pain involving the peripheral nerves. We experienced a case of a 66-year-old male patient complaining of referred right shoulder pain due to metastatic liver cancer, which was relieved after PRF lesioning of the suprascapular nerve.
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Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Pain, Intractable
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Peripheral Nerves
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Shoulder
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Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
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Shoulder Pain
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Diagnosis
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Abdomen
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Liver
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Liver Neoplasms
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Nerve Block
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Korean
Journal:
The Korean Journal of Pain
Year:
2007
Type:
Article
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