Cancer Pain Procedural Techniques (Anesthesia Illustrated)

📘 Book Details

• Title: Cancer Pain Procedural Techniques

• Series: Anesthesia Illustrated

• Editors/Authors: Amitabh Gulati, Neal Rakesh, Grant Chen, Storm Horine, Ali Valimahomed, Ehtesham Baig MDs.

• Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2025.

• ISBN: 978-0-19-0933500.

• Format: PDF

🩺 Overview

This book addresses the interventional procedural techniques for managing pain in patients with cancer (oncologic pain). As described:

• It includes both acute cancer‐related pain syndromes and treatment‐related pain syndromes in oncology.

• Chapters provide anatomy, image‐guidance, step-by-step technique descriptions and checklists for procedures tailored to the oncologic patient.

• It fills a gap in the literature by focusing specifically on interventional pain techniques in cancer populations (rather than general chronic pain).

🎯 Key Features

• Procedure‐oriented: Each chapter gives indications, technical aspects, alternative approaches, complications, and safety considerations specific to oncology patients.

• Anatomic and image‐guided detail: Illustrations, fluoroscopic/ultrasound guidance, and anatomy relevant to cancer pain interventions.

• Wide range of techniques: Including muscle plane blocks, peripheral nerve blocks, sympathetic blocks, neuromodulation/neuro-ablation, Augmentation procedures like kyphoplasty/sacroplasty, and radiologic ablations.

• Oncologic special considerations: Recognizes unique aspects of cancer pain (metastases, treatment complications, patient frailty, image guidance) and adapts procedural strategy accordingly.

✅ Benefits

• Provides clinicians with actionable, practical guidance for interventional pain management in cancer patients.

• Helps bridge the knowledge gap between general interventional pain techniques and their specific application in oncology.

• Supports improved safety and outcomes by addressing anatomical, image‐guided and procedural nuances in oncologic pain.

• Well‐suited for both established pain practitioners and those in training who want to specialize in cancer pain interventions.

👨‍⚕️ Ideal For

• Pain medicine specialists and interventionalists dealing with cancer pain populations.

• Anesthesiologists and interventional radiologists involved in oncologic pain management.

• Oncology clinicians wanting to understand advanced procedural options for pain in cancer patients.

• Residents/fellows in pain medicine, interventional pain, or supportive oncology care.

🗂 Recommended Categories

• Oncology Pain Management

• Interventional Pain Procedures

• Neuromodulation & Neuroablation

• Sympathetic & Peripheral Block Techniques

• Image‐Guided Procedures in Pain Medicine

• Procedure Safety & Oncology-Specific Considerations

• Multidisciplinary Pain Medicine (Anesthesia + Interventional + Oncology)

⭐ Recommendation

Given your interest in pain management across diverse patient populations (including cancer-related pain), Cancer Pain Procedural Techniques is a strong addition to your recommended reading list. It specifically complements the broader pain management curriculum by focusing on procedural and interventional modalities in oncology—an important domain within your overall course scope.