Features and Management of the Pelvic Cancer Pain

This book focuses on the features of pelvic pain in the different cancer diseases, the pain assessment tools, as well as the pharmacological and non-pharmacological approaches. Pelvic cancer pain is a common and debilitating symptom, and pain control is a one among the main therapeutic goals throughout the duration of the disease. Because pelvic cancer pain due to primitive cancer, recurrence or metastasis is a complex clinical pathology, no single technique is often guaranteed to produce a complete pain relief. Thus, there are many treatment options, but in most cases a correct approach to pain control should be provided by a multidisciplinary team under the responsibility of a pain specialist coordinating several professionals. This book will aid several figures of practitioners, like anesthesiologists, oncologists or surgeons, in making the correct decisions in individual patients affected by cancer pain due to pelvic diseases. Front Matter....Pages i-xxv Front Matter....Pages 1-1 General Features of Pelvic Cancer Pain....Pages 3-13 Pelvic Pain in Different Cancer Diseases....Pages 15-24 Pain Syndromes Associated with Cancer Therapy....Pages 25-62 Pain Assessment....Pages 63-69 Front Matter....Pages 71-71 Pharmacological Approaches....Pages 73-93 Palliative Radiotherapy....Pages 95-102 Central Neuraxial Blocks....Pages 103-114 Neurolytic Sympathetic Plexus Blocks....Pages 115-126 Minimally Invasive Palliative Treatments....Pages 127-141 Psychological, Behavioral, and Rehabilitation Approaches to Cancer Pain Management....Pages 143-149 Pain Management Team and Palliative Care Setting....Pages 151-157 Conclusion....Pages 159-160 Back Matter....Pages 161-164