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KMID : 0363119920050010096
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Korean Journal of Pain
1992 Volume.5 No. 1 p.96 ~ p.98
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Maxillary Nerve Block for Patient with Soft Palate Cancer Pain
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Abstract
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In early stages, cance4r is not usually painful. However, many patients with recurrent or metastatic cancer eventually experience pain, which becomes progressively worse. chemotherapy, sympathetic surgery, physical therapy and nerve block can be
used to
control cancer pain.
A 60-year old patient had severe pain of the soft palate due to squamous cell carcinoma. We successfully treated this patient with maxillary nerve block using pure alcohol by a lateral approach. four months after maxillary nerve block, the
patients
is
still pain free.
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