Ablation Techniques in Cancer Pain

Jonathan Kessler

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-81526-4_11

Ablation Techniques in Cancer Pain

Cancer Treat Res. 2021:182:157-174. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-81526-4_11.

Author

Jonathan Kessler¹

Affiliation

¹ Division of Interventional Radiology, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, City of Hope National Medical Center, 1500 E Duarte Rd, Duarte, CA, 91010, USA. jkessler@coh.org.

PMID: 34542882
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-81526-4_11

Abstract

Painful bone metastases are a frequently encountered problem in oncology practice. The skeletal system is the third most common site of metastatic disease and up to 85% of patients with breast, prostate, and lung cancer may develop bone metastases during the course of their disease.

MeSH terms

Ablation Techniques*
Bone Neoplasms* / complications
Cancer Pain* / etiology
Humans
Lung Neoplasms*
Male
Pain / etiology