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Ferreira,M.G.P.A.; Antunes,A.V.; Pascoli,A.L.; Nazaret,T.L.; Gering,A.P.; Reis Filho,N.P.; Costa,M.T.; Nardi,A.B.. |
ABSTRACT Neuropathic pain occurs when there is a lesion or a dysfunction of the nervous system. Humans and veterinary patients may develop neuropathic pain, but in veterinary it is not often reported probably because of its mistaken diagnosis. A canine patient was admitted to the Veterinary Hospital of UNESP-Jaboticabal-SP, Brazil with a nodule on the left thoracic limb. The nodule was surgically removed, and histopathological analysis demonstrated the tumor was a soft tissue sarcoma (STS) and the margins were not clean. Based on the patient’s health condition and the lack of suitable equipment, the next procedure was limb amputation. The patient received analgesic medication in the post-surgery period; nevertheless, clinical signs of neuropathic pain were... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Analgesia; Oncology; Phantom limb; Radiotherapy; Tumor. |
Ano: 2019 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-09352019000401116 |
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