The Journal of Pain
Volume 10, Issue 6 , Pages 594-600, June 2009

Tools for Identifying Cancer Pain of Predominantly Neuropathic Origin and Opioid Responsiveness in Cancer Patients

  • Sebastiano Mercadante

      Affiliations

    • Pain Relief and Palliative Care Unit, La Maddalena Cancer Center, Palermo, Italy
    • Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive care and Emergency, and Palliative Medicine, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Dr. Sebastiano Mercadante, Pain Relief and Palliative Care Unit, La Maddalena Cancer Center, Via San Lorenzo 312, 90146 Palermo, Italy.
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  • Vittorio Gebbia

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oncology, La Maddalena Cancer Center, Palermo, Italy
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  • Fabrizio David

      Affiliations

    • Pain Relief and Palliative Care Unit, La Maddalena Cancer Center, Palermo, Italy
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  • Federica Aielli

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oncology, La Maddalena Cancer Center, Palermo, Italy
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  • Lucilla Verna

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oncology, La Maddalena Cancer Center, Palermo, Italy
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  • Alessandra Casuccio

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Neuroscience, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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  • Giampiero Porzio

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oncology, La Maddalena Cancer Center, Palermo, Italy
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  • Salvatore Mangione

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive care and Emergency, and Palliative Medicine, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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  • Patrizia Ferrera

      Affiliations

    • Pain Relief and Palliative Care Unit, La Maddalena Cancer Center, Palermo, Italy

Received 5 August 2008; received in revised form 9 October 2008; accepted 1 December 2008. published online 23 February 2009.

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PII: S1526-5900(08)00932-2

doi:10.1016/j.jpain.2008.12.002

The Journal of Pain
Volume 10, Issue 6 , Pages 594-600, June 2009

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