Pain in early cancer of the lungs

Carlo Marino; Massimo Zoppi; Franco Morelli; Umberto Buoncristiano; Elio Pagni

doi:10.1016/0304-3959(86)90222-8

Pain in early cancer of the lungs

Pain. 1986 Oct;27(1):57-62. doi: 10.1016/0304-3959(86)90222-8.

Authors

Carlo Marino¹, Massimo Zoppi, Franco Morelli, Umberto Buoncristiano, Elio Pagni

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pneumology, Local Sanitary Unit 10-D, Florence, Italy Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy Department of Anesthesiology, Local Sanitary Unit 10-H, FlorenceItaly.

PMID: 3024092
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3959(86)90222-8

Abstract

164 patients with early cancer of the lungs, i.e., without extrathoracic spread or distant metastasis, were examined. Subjective and objective characteristics of the pain were studied. A correlation was found between the location of the neoplasm, the location of the pain and the characteristics of the sensory changes. These observations may be a useful contribution to the early diagnosis of primary carcinomas of the lungs.

MeSH terms

Adenocarcinoma / complications
Adenocarcinoma / diagnosis
Adenocarcinoma / pathology
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic / complications
Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic / diagnosis
Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic / pathology
Carcinoma, Small Cell / complications
Carcinoma, Small Cell / diagnosis
Carcinoma, Small Cell / pathology
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / complications
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / diagnosis
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / pathology
Female
Humans
Lung Neoplasms / complications*
Lung Neoplasms / diagnosis
Lung Neoplasms / pathology
Male
Middle Aged
Pain / etiology*
Pain / pathology