Management of Skull Base Tumor-Associated Facial Pain.
Cancer-associated facial pain can be caused by a variety of pathologic conditions. Here the authors describe the symptoms and incidence of facial pain secondary to three separate anatomic subcategories of cancer. The authors subsequently discuss the effectiveness and drawbacks of the most common methods of treatment.
Department of Neurosurgery, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Gaddum Duemani
GD
Reddy
Department of Neurosurgery, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Kathryn
K
Wagner
Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Jack
J
Phan
Department of Neurosurgery, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Franco
F
DeMonte
Department of Neurosurgery, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030, USA. Electronic address: SMRaza@mdanderson.org.
Shaan M
SM
Raza
D000700:Analgesics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005157:Facial Pain / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D016634:Radiosurgery / Q000379:methods*; D019292:Skull Base Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000700:Analgesics
Cancer pain; Medical treatment; Radiation therapy; Surgical treatment; Trigeminal neuralgia