ArticleAJNR. American journal of neuroradiology2017
Palliative CT-Guided Cordotomy for Medically Intractable Pain in Patients with Cancer.
Article in AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.
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- Percutaneous Cervical Cordotomy for Refractory Cancer Pain With General Anesthesia and Neuromonitoring: A Case Report.Pain practice : the official journal of World Institute of Pain · 2026Article
- Awake Percutaneous Cervical Cordotomy in Patients With Cancer: A Technical Report.Pain practice : the official journal of World Institute of Pain · 2026Article
- Contralateral approach for ipsilateral target: Stimulation-guided percutaneous cordotomy for refractory cancer pain - A case report.Interventional pain medicine · 2026Article
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- Outcomes of Palliative Hemipelvectomy in Comprehensive Cancer Center Patients with Metastatic Cancer: Retrospective Study.Journal of the American College of Surgeons · 2025Article
- Case report: MR-guided laser induced thermal therapy for palliative cingulotomy.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Augmented Package of Palliative Care for Women With Cervical Cancer: Responding to Refractory Suffering.JCO global oncology · 2021Article
- Percutaneous cervical cordotomy for cancer-related pain: national data.BMJ supportive & palliative care · 2020Article
- Pulse-dose radiofrequency treatment in pain management-initial experience.Skeletal radiology · 2018Review
- Role of Functional neurosurgery in Improving Patient Outcomes in Epilepsy, Movement Disorders, and Chronic Pain.Missouri medicineReview
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Abstract
Palliative cervical cordotomy can be performed via percutaneous radiofrequency ablation of the lateral C1-2 spinothalamic tract. This rare procedure can be safe, effective, and advantageous in mitigating medically intractable unilateral extremity pain for selected patients with end-stage cancer. This report reviews the indications, techniques, risks, and potential benefits of cordotomy. We describe our recent experience treating 3 patients with CT-guided C1-2 cordotomy and provide the first characterization of spinal cord diffusion MR imaging changes associated with successful cordotomy.
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