title: The malignant psoas syndrome revisited: case report, mechanisms, and current therapeutic options.
abstract: The malignant psoas syndrome (MPS) is a rare and challenging cancer pain state that is often refractory to rational polymodal analgesic therapy. We describe the first case of cervix cancer-related MPS due to extrinsic psoas muscle infiltration and review the therapeutic trajectory and outcome. The anatomic determinants, pain mechanisms, and current and proposed novel treatment strategies for MPS are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Palliative Medicine, Hope Health Care, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. mjstevens@ausdoctors.net
authors.forename: Mark John
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Stevens
authors.forename: Charlotte
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Atkinson
authors.forename: Andrew M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Broadbent
mesh_terms: D000777:Anesthetics; D004358:Drug Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008160:Lumbosacral Plexus / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010148:Intractable Pain / Q000188:drug therapy; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000379:methods*; D016658:Psoas Muscles / Q000473:pathology*; D013035:Spasm / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013577:Syndrome; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000777:Anesthetics