Hellendoorn-Smit M, Overweg-van Kints J
Department of Anaesthesiology/Pain Management Unit, The Netherlands Cancer Institute (Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Huis), Amsterdam.
Eur J Surg Oncol. 1988 Apr;14(2):197-8.
Perineal pain caused by cancer in the pelvic region is difficult to manage. Systemic narcotics often provide incomplete relief. A patient with perineal pain due to recurrence of a rectal carcinoma successfully treated with repeated intrathecal neurolytic blocks is described.