Case Series: Cancer-Related Facial Pain Treated with Stellate Ganglion Block

Case Series: Cancer-Related Facial Pain Treated with Stellate Ganglion Block

Stellate ganglion block (SGB) is believed to modify the pathologic sympathetic pain response and has been commonly used to treat complex regional pain syndrome. We report successful treatment of cancer-related facial pain with SGB in three patients, suggesting a possible sympathetic pain-related mec...

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Published: Mary Ann Liebert 2020-12-01
Series:Palliative Medicine Reports
Online Access:https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/PMR.2020.0042
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spelling doaj-c5b53c08066c47f1ae81530818eaec462021-01-02T15:59:31ZengMary Ann LiebertPalliative Medicine Reports2689-28202020-12-0110.1089/PMR.2020.0042Case Series: Cancer-Related Facial Pain Treated with Stellate Ganglion BlockStellate ganglion block (SGB) is believed to modify the pathologic sympathetic pain response and has been commonly used to treat complex regional pain syndrome. We report successful treatment of cancer-related facial pain with SGB in three patients, suggesting a possible sympathetic pain-related mechanism. All patients exhibited clinically significant improvement of pain 12 weeks following the procedure. SGB should be considered a palliative pain treatment option in cancer-related facial pain.https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/PMR.2020.0042
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title Case Series: Cancer-Related Facial Pain Treated with Stellate Ganglion Block
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title_short Case Series: Cancer-Related Facial Pain Treated with Stellate Ganglion Block
title_full Case Series: Cancer-Related Facial Pain Treated with Stellate Ganglion Block
title_fullStr Case Series: Cancer-Related Facial Pain Treated with Stellate Ganglion Block
title_full_unstemmed Case Series: Cancer-Related Facial Pain Treated with Stellate Ganglion Block
title_sort case series: cancer-related facial pain treated with stellate ganglion block
publisher Mary Ann Liebert
series Palliative Medicine Reports
issn 2689-2820
publishDate 2020-12-01
description Stellate ganglion block (SGB) is believed to modify the pathologic sympathetic pain response and has been commonly used to treat complex regional pain syndrome. We report successful treatment of cancer-related facial pain with SGB in three patients, suggesting a possible sympathetic pain-related mechanism. All patients exhibited clinically significant improvement of pain 12 weeks following the procedure. SGB should be considered a palliative pain treatment option in cancer-related facial pain.
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