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Cervical intrathecal analgesia for head and neck/upper limb cancer pain: six case reports

Lisa Baker

Palliative Medicine, Marie Curie Hospice, Newcastle Upon Tyne

Jennifer Balls

Palliative Medicine, St Oswald's Hospice, Newcastle Upon Tyne, jballs{at}doctors.net.uk

Claud Regnard

Palliative Medicine, St Oswald's Hospice, Newcastle Upon Tyne

Angus Pridie

Department of Anaesthesia, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle Upon Tyne

We describe six cases of head and neck or upper limb cancer palliative care patients with refractory pain, treated with an intrathecal catheter placed at cervical or upper thoracic spinal levels with a non-implanted, externalized and tunnelled delivery system. In these cases, this system was safe and effective. Palliative Medicine 2007; 21: 543—545

Key Words: cancer pain • cervical • head and neck • intrathecal • palliative • upper limb

Palliative Medicine, Vol. 21, No. 6, 543-545 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/0269216307081130
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