Free practice question: Neurolysis for pelvic cancer pain
Question 7 of 25 in the free Starter set. Single best answer, three options, like the real exam.
C5 · Cancer and cancer-related pain
A 52-year-old woman with recurrent cervical cancer has deep, poorly localized pelvic and suprapubic pain despite oral morphine and gabapentin; dose increases cause sedation. CT shows tumor confined to the central pelvis without sacral, lumbosacral plexus, or perineal involvement. A neurolytic sympathetic block is being considered. Which target best matches her pain?
Review the topic: Interventional cancer pain: neurolysis, intrathecal therapy, cordotomy · Sympathetic blocks: stellate, celiac, hypogastric and impar
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