Is There Still a Role for Open Cordotomy in Cancer Pain Management?

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Is There Still a Role for Open Cordotomy in Cancer Pain Management? Bethan Jones, MRCP, Ilora Finlay, FRCP, FRCGP, Amit Ray, FRCS, Brian Simpson, MD, FRCS Journal of Pain and Symptom Management Volume 25, Issue 2, Pages 179-184 (February 2003) DOI: 10.1016/S0885-3924(02)00689-9

Fig. 1 Cross-section of spinal cord showing sites of neuroblative procedures. (Reprinted from Sundaresan et al.4 with permission of Cancer.) Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 2003 25, 179-184DOI: (10.1016/S0885-3924(02)00689-9)