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Spinal Cord Stimulation and Oncologic Pain Management

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Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) has long been used in the treatment of chronic pain. With the evolving knowledge of pain management, practitioners have been able to combat many forms of pain with SCS. Oncologic pain has been an increasing area of study with many patients benefiting from early implantation of SCS. However, due to the many concerns that arise with oncologic diagnoses, practitioners may be hesitant toward implantation in this population. The goal of this section is to highlight the many benefits of SCS use in patients with cancer and address common concerns that are present in oncologic population.

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  1. Joan and Sanford I. Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Division of Pain Management, Department of Anesthesiology, New York, NY, USA

    Neel D. Mehta & Mohammad M. Piracha

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  1. Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA

    Amitabh Gulati

  2. Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA

    Vinay Puttanniah

  3. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA

    Brian M. Bruel

  4. Midwest Neuroscience Institute, Center for the Relief of Pain, Kansas City, MO, USA

    William S. Rosenberg

  5. Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA

    Joseph C. Hung

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Mehta, N.D., Piracha, M.M. (2019). Spinal Cord Stimulation and Oncologic Pain Management. In: Gulati, A., Puttanniah, V., Bruel, B., Rosenberg, W., Hung, J. (eds) Essentials of Interventional Cancer Pain Management. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99684-4_26

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