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Head and Neck Cancer Pain

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Cancers of the head and neck are a small percentage of malignancies but can be associated with significant pain and deformity. Tumors may present with nociceptive (somatic), neuropathic, or mixed pain symptoms. In addition, treatments including chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery can cause specific pain syndromes. Treatments for head and neck cancer include medical treatments, but interventional pain options have been successfully performed for patients suffering from these pain syndromes. This chapter seeks to outline the various interventional options for patients suffering from pain from head and neck cancer.

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  1. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, New York, NY, USA

    Vinay Puttanniah

  2. Weill Cornell School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, New York, NY, USA

    Elena V. Zininberg

  3. Department of Anesthesiology/Pain Management, Memorial Sloan Kettering, New York, NY, USA

    Elena V. Zininberg

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  1. Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA

    Amitabh Gulati

  2. Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA

    Vinay Puttanniah

  3. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA

    Brian M. Bruel

  4. Midwest Neuroscience Institute, Center for the Relief of Pain, Kansas City, MO, USA

    William S. Rosenberg

  5. Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA

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Puttanniah, V., Zininberg, E.V. (2019). Head and Neck Cancer Pain. In: Gulati, A., Puttanniah, V., Bruel, B., Rosenberg, W., Hung, J. (eds) Essentials of Interventional Cancer Pain Management. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99684-4_8

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