Open AccessCase Series: Cancer-Related Facial Pain Treated with Stellate Ganglion Block
Author(s) -
Raheleh Rahimi Darabad,
Jerry P. Kalangara,
Anna Woodbury
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
palliative medicine reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2689-2820
DOI - 10.1089/pmr.2020.0042
Subject(s) - medicine , complex regional pain syndrome , cancer pain , stellate ganglion , intractable pain , anesthesia , pain syndrome , cancer , facial pain , surgery , alternative medicine , pathology
Stellate ganglion block (SGB) is believed to modify the pathologic sympathetic pain response and has been commonly used to treat complex regional pain syndrome. We report successful treatment of cancer-related facial pain with SGB in three patients, suggesting a possible sympathetic pain-related mechanism. All patients exhibited clinically significant improvement of pain 12 weeks following the procedure. SGB should be considered a palliative pain treatment option in cancer-related facial pain.