Percutaneous CT-guided cordotomy for the treatment of pediatric cancer pain

J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2013 Jul;12(1):93-6. doi: 10.3171/2013.4.PEDS12474. Epub 2013 May 17.

Abstract

Percutaneous cordotomy using CT guidance has been shown to be a safe and effective means of reducing pain in adults with cancer in 2 large case series. Its effectiveness in pediatric patients, however, has not been reported. Here, the authors present a case of CT-guided percutaneous cordotomy being used effectively for the treatment of unilateral limb pain in a 9-year-old boy suffering from metastatic medulloblastoma. The efficacy and minimally invasive nature of this procedure support its use in selected pediatric cases.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Cordotomy / methods*
  • Groin
  • Hospice Care
  • Humans
  • Lower Extremity
  • Male
  • Medulloblastoma / complications*
  • Medulloblastoma / secondary
  • Pain, Intractable / etiology*
  • Pain, Intractable / physiopathology
  • Pain, Intractable / surgery*
  • Palliative Care / methods*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed*
  • Treatment Outcome