Radiofrequency Thermal Ablation in Painful Myeloma of the Clavicle
The Korean Journal of Pain
;
: 72-76, 2014.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-60708
ABSTRACT
A 57-year-old male patient had myeloma. He had severe pain in the left clavicle that did not respond to radiotherapy; therefore, it was treated with radiofrequency thermal ablation (RFTA). Under fluoroscopic guidance, two RF needles at a distance of 1.5 cm from each other were inserted into the mass and conventional radiofrequency (90degrees C and 60 seconds) at two different depths (1 cm apart) was applied. Then, 2 ml of 0.5% ropivacaine along with triamcinolone 40 mg was injected in each needle. The visual analogue pain score (VAS from 0 to 10) was decreased from 8 to 0. In the next 3 months of follow-up, the patient was very satisfied with the procedure and the mass gradually became smaller. There were no complications. This study shows that RFTA could be a useful method for pain management in painful osteolytic myeloma lesions in the clavicle.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Radiotherapy
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Triamcinolone
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Follow-Up Studies
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Clavicle
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Pain Management
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Needles
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
The Korean Journal of Pain
Year:
2014
Type:
Article
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