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Palliative CT-Guided Cordotomy for Medically Intractable Pain in Patients with Cancer AJNR 38:387-390, Shepherd, T.M.,et al, 2017 See this aricle in Pubmed Article Abstract Palliative cervical cordotomy can be performed via percutaneous radiofrequency ablation of the lateral C1-2 spinothalamic tract. This rare procedure can be safe, effective, and advantageous in mitigating medically intractable unilateral extremity pain for selected patients with end-stage cancer. This report reviews the indications, techniques, risks, and potential benefits of cordotomy. We describe our recent experience treating 3 patients with CT-guided C1-2 cordotomy and provide the first characterization of spinal cord diffusion MR imaging changes associated with successful cordotomy.

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