Open AccessImpact of radiation therapy on pain relief of cancer patients affected by on malignant psoas syndrome: 26 years of experience
Author(s) -
Alexandros Gerontopoulos,
Eftychia Mosa,
Filippo Alongi,
Ioannis Kokakis,
Haytham Hamed Saraireh,
Nikolaos Tsoukalas,
Nikolaos Charalampakis,
Konstantinos Tsanadis,
Konstantinos Tsapakidis,
Eleni Maragkouli,
C. Christopoulos,
Maria Tolia
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
indian journal of palliative care/indian journal of palliative care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1998-3735
pISSN - 0973-1075
DOI - 10.4103/ijpc.ijpc_205_19
Subject(s) - medicine , radiation therapy , quality of life (healthcare) , palliative care , pain relief , clinical endpoint , analgesic , cancer , stage (stratigraphy) , surgery , anesthesia , randomized controlled trial , paleontology , nursing , biology
The malignant psoas syndrome (MPS) is a rare and complex cancer-related clinical entity, with a significant impact on cancer patients' quality of life. The literature describing malignant infiltration of the psoas muscle as well as its management is limited. The primary endpoint of the study was the assessment of pain relief in symptomatic terminal-stage MPS patients.