title: Complex regional pain syndrome type I in cancer patients.
abstract: Complex regional pain syndrome type I (CRPS-I) is infrequently associated with various malignancies, and may lead to severe pain in already debilitated patients. The causal relationship between CRPS-I and paraneoplastic syndrome, controversies in diagnosis and treatment, and new treatment modalities are presented.
authors.affiliation: Pain Management Center, Division of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Desk C25, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mekhail
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kapural
mesh_terms: D000700:Analgesics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D010348:Patient Care Team; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D012019:Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics