Introduction to interventional radiology's role in palliative care for children with cancer: A COG Diagnostic Imaging Committee/SPR Oncology Committee White Paper

As palliative care continues to be an area of increasing emphasis in pediatric oncology programs, it is important to raise awareness about minimally invasive, image‐guided procedures that can supplement more conventional palliative interventions, such as systemic analgesics, external beam radiation,...

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Published in:Pediatric blood & cancer 2023-06, Vol.70 (S4), p.e30238-n/a
Main Authors: Hawkins, C. Matthew, Gill, Anne E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analgesics
Anesthesia
Ascites
Bone cancer
Bone Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Bone Neoplasms - secondary
Bone Neoplasms - therapy
bone tumor ablation
Child
cryoneurolysis
Diagnostic Imaging
Hematology
Humans
indwelling tunneled drainage catheters
Metastases
Oncology
Palliation
palliative care
Palliative Care - methods
pediatric interventional radiology
Pediatrics
Radiology
Radiology, Interventional - methods
Surface Plasmon Resonance
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Summary:As palliative care continues to be an area of increasing emphasis in pediatric oncology programs, it is important to raise awareness about minimally invasive, image‐guided procedures that can supplement more conventional palliative interventions, such as systemic analgesics, external beam radiation, and locoregional anesthesia. These procedures, when performed for appropriately selected patients, can often facilitate discharge from an inpatient facility, and help patients meet their end‐of‐life goals. This article specifically discusses three palliative procedures performed by interventional radiologists that can assist pediatric palliative care teams in: (a) percutaneous thermal ablation of painful bone metastases, (b) cryoneurolysis, and (c) tunneled drainage catheter placement for malignant pleural effusions and ascites.
ISSN:1545-5009
1545-5017
DOI:10.1002/pbc.30238