Colorectal cancer is one of the most common oncological
diseases.
Chemotherapy is usually recommended as an adjuvant
treatment for stage-II, -III, and -IV
tumors. Approximately 10% of the
patients develop
neuropathic pain after
chemotherapy, and they may remain refractory despite the
administration of
drugs that are commonly used to treat
neuropathic pain.
Spinal cord stimulation is a good
treatment option for
neuropathic pain of the
lower limbs, and it should be trialed in
patients with
chemotherapy-induced
peripheral neuropathy. We
report the case of a
patient with
oxaliplatin-induced neuropathy and
neuropathic pain refractory to oral medication
who was successfully treated by
spinal cord stimulation.