Advanced Interventional Pain Management Approach to Neoplastic Disease Outside the Spine

Neoplastic disease of the musculoskeletal system may result in serious morbidity and mortality secondary to cancer related bone pain, pathologic fracture, altered structural mechanics and involvement of adjacent structures.1 Recent advances in cancer detection and treatment have allowed more patients to live longer. The prevalence of osseous metastatic disease has increased to 100,000 new patients developing bone metastases each year.2 These patients are seeing long-term exposure to chemotherapy and radiation leading to increased skeletal events, morbidity, and a negative impact on quality of life.

Source: Techniques in Vascular and Interventional Radiology - October 4, 2020 Category: Radiology Authors: Brandon M. Key, Matthew J. Scheidt, Sean M. Tutton Source Type: research