Free practice question: Side of cordotomy for chest wall pain
Question 23 of 25 in the free Starter set. Single best answer, three options, like the real exam.
G4e · Neuroablative
A 66-year-old man with right pleural mesothelioma has severe, strictly right-sided chest wall pain in the T4–T8 dermatomes. High-dose opioids cause intolerable sedation, and his estimated life expectancy is about 6 months. Percutaneous radiofrequency cordotomy at the C1–C2 level is planned. On which side should the spinal cord lesion be made?
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