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ArticleIndian journal of palliative care

Sequential Supraclavicular Brachial Plexus and Stellate Ganglion Neurolysis for Upper Limb Pain in Metastatic Breast Cancer.

Dhruv Jain, Titiksha Goyal, Anil Kumar Paswan, Nimisha Verma

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Article in Indian journal of palliative care. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Dhruv JainDepartment of Anaesthesiology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Titiksha GoyalDepartment of Anaesthesiology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Anil Kumar PaswanDepartment of Anaesthesiology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Nimisha VermaDepartment of Anaesthesiology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Banaras Hindu University · INInstitute of Medical Sciences · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neuropathic pain in cancer can result in severe debilitation to a patient with limited treatment options. Interventional modalities like nerve destruction can provide relief but at the expense of motor paralysis. Sympathetic pain is often an undiagnosed and undertreated condition that may accompany cases of chronic pain. We describe a case of severe neuropathic pain in brachial plexopathy in a middle-aged woman caused by metastatic breast cancer that was managed by chemical neurolysis of brachial plexus. Residual pain was treated by neurolysis of stellate ganglion due to the presence of sympathetic pain. This case report highlights the importance of the dual nature of pain and its management by chemical neurolysis in severe refractory neuropathic and sympathetic mediated pain.

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Brachial plexuscancer painneurolysisstellate ganglionsympathetic mediated pain

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PMID34035637
PMCPMC8121234
OpenAlexW3131766585

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