The management of pain and other complications from bone metastases

Yolanda Zuriarrain Reyna; Eduardo Bruera

doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198530756.003.0009

The management of pain and other complications from bone metastases

Yolanda Zuriarrain Reyna, Eduardo Bruera

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This chapter discusses the main aspects of the assessment and management of pain, along with other complications from bone metastases. Some of these complications are pathological fractures, spinal-cord compression, and hypercalcaemia. The first section of the chapter focuses on the assessment and management of bone pain in advanced breast cancer. This is followed by a discussion on the specific pain syndromes in metastatic breast cancer.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Palliative Care Consultations in Advanced Breast Cancer
Publisher	Oxford University Press
ISBN (Electronic)	9780191730481
ISBN (Print)	9780198530756
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198530756.003.0009
State	Published - Nov 17 2011

Keywords

Assessment of pain
Bone metastases
Bone pain
Hypercalcaemia
Management of pain
Metastatic breast cancer
Pain syndromes
Pathological fractures
Spinal-cord compression

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General Arts and Humanities

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