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Pain Management in Mesothelioma
MacLeod N1,2*, Klepstad P3,4, Fallon M1,5 and Laird B1,2,51Edinburgh Cancer Research UK Centre, University of Edinburgh, Crewe Road South, Edinburgh EH4 2XR, UK
2Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, 1053 Great Western Rd, Glasgow, G12, UK
3Department of Anaesthesiology and Emergency Medicine, St Olavs University Hospital, Trondheim N-7006, Norway, UK
4Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), 7006 Trondheim, Norway, UK
5Western General Hospital, Crewe Road South Edinburgh, EH4 2XU, UK
- Corresponding Author:
- MacLeod Nicholas
Edinburgh Cancer Research UK Centre
University of Edinburgh, Crewe Road South
Edinburgh EH4 2XR, UK
Tel: 0044 141 301 7679
Fax: 0044 141 301 7604
E-mail: Nicholas.macleod@ggc.scot.nhs.uk
Received Date: June 26, 2014, Accepted Date: July 01, 2015, Published Date: July 04, 2015
Citation: MacLeod N, Klepstad P, Fallon M, Laird B (2015) Pain Management in Mesothelioma . J Palliat Care Med 5: 223. doi: 10.4172/2165-7386.1000223
Copyright: © 2015 Macleod N, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Abstract
Pain is the most common symptom in malignant pleural mesothelioma and can be challenging to manage. This article discusses the pathophysiology of pain in mesothelioma, then, through a case history, outlines management options including medication, radiotherapy, chemotherapy and cordotomy.
