{"id":5060,"date":"2026-03-18T07:22:05","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T07:22:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.essenceofdesigns.com\/drjennygandhi\/?page_id=5060"},"modified":"2026-03-19T11:57:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T11:57:39","slug":"pain-from-metastatic-lesions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/demo.essenceofdesigns.com\/drjennygandhi\/interventional-radiologies\/pain-from-metastatic-lesions\/","title":{"rendered":"Pain From Metastatic Lesions"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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When cancer spreads to the bone, it can cause a severe form of pain that is frequently characterized as either a dull ache or a sharp, intense pain. The tumor’s chemical and mechanical effects on nerves and bone structures, or the cancer’s weakening of the bone, which can result in fractures, are the two possible causes of this progressive pain that gets worse over time and at night.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Psychosocial impact: Chronic pain and disability can lead to depression, anxiety, and reduced social participation.<\/h6><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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By specifically cutting off the tumor’s blood supply, transarterial chemotherapy embolization (TACE) is a minimally invasive tumor treatment technique. Here, a catheter is used to inject tiny embolic particles coated with chemotherapy medications straight into the artery supplying the tumor. By simultaneously preventing blood flow and administering concentrated chemotherapy, tumor cells are killed more efficiently and systemic side effects are reduced. In order to ensure accurate catheter placement, the procedure is typically performed under imaging guidance, frequently through a tiny incision in the wrist or groin.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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It is a catheter-based delivery method in which Yttrium-90-containing radioactive microspheres are injected into the arteries supplying the tumor in place of chemotherapy. Localized radiation from these microspheres destroys tumor cells from the inside out while leaving healthy tissue unharmed. In addition to cutting off the tumor’s blood supply, this targeted radiation therapy gives the tumor a high dose of radiation.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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These minimally invasive procedures inject bone cement into affected vertebrae, significantly reducing pain and stabilizing the spine in patients with metastatic spine lesions. Pain relief is achieved in a high percentage of cases (80\u2013100%), making these effective palliative options for painful metastatic vertebral fractures.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Another minimally invasive method for treating tumors is radiofrequency ablation (RFA), which uses high-frequency electrical currents to produce heat and destroy cancer cells. The electrical current causes localized heating through resistive heating of the ionic tissue medium after a needle-like electrode is inserted into the tumor, leading to coagulative necrosis of the tumor. In contrast to MWA, RFA depends on the electric conductivity of tissues, which can occasionally result in incomplete ablation if there is charred or desiccated tissue present during the procedure.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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A minimally invasive medical technique that freezes and destroys diseased or aberrant tissue using extremely low temperatures. Using imaging guidance like ultrasound, CT, or MRI, a thin probe known as a cryoprobe is inserted through the skin during the procedure to precisely target the affected area. Without the need for extensive incisions, the probe’s emissions of gases like liquid nitrogen or argon produce freezing temperatures that harm cells and destroy tumors or lesions.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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