title: Regional pain syndromes in cancer patients.
abstract: Pain is one of the cardinal presenting symptoms in cancer patients and often seems to progress in the natural history of the disease. In light of the past neglect of this problem, it is becoming crucial for clinicians and researchers in the fields of oncology, pain management, and others dealing with this patient population to have a thorough understanding of the often complex pain syndromes that are relevant to managing cancer. In this article we briefly review the important topics related to cancer pain syndromes with some emphasis on those that typically generate localized pain.
authors.affiliation: Department of Symptom Control and Palliative Care, University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston TX 77030, USA.
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Zekry
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bruera
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D010146:Pain / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D013577:Syndrome