title: [Pain in pulmonary neoplasms].
abstract: The authors review the cases of 81 patients complaining of pain due to lung cancer referred to a Pain Clinic. The cause and characteristics of pain together with treatments and results were assessed. The time elapsed from beginning of pain complaints to diagnosis, referral to the Pain Clinic and death was calculated. The data collected are discussed keeping in mind the aim of providing these patients a better quality of life.
authors.affiliation: Servizio di Terapia Antalgica, ULSS n. 8, Vicenza.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Visentin
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Andaloro
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Trentin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D010178:Pancoast Syndrome / Q000503:physiopathology; D012189:Retrospective Studies
vernacular_title: Il dolore da neoplasie polmonari.