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AUTHOR
L Piva
Prevalence and treatment of cancer pain in Italian oncological wards centres: a cross-sectional survey.
The aim of this national cross-sectional survey was to draw information on pain prevalence and intensity from a large sample of patients who were admitted to oncologic centres for different reasons and to evaluate the pain treatment and possible influencing factors.A total of 2,655 patients completed the study. Nine hundred and one patients (34%) reported pain.Higher pain levels were observed in inpatients, in the presence of bone metastases, and with low levels of Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group status. The number of patients receiving strong opioids increased with the highest levels of pain. However, a significant part of patients with moderate-severe pain were not receiving appropriat…
LA CHIRURGIA NEI PAZIENTI AFFETTI DA TUMORI A CELLULE GERMINALI MALIGNI (tgcm) TESTICOLARI: COMPLIANCE ALLE LINEE GUIDA CHIRURGICHE E RISULTATI DELLO STUDIO COOPERATIVO ITALIANO
I tumori germinali maligni del testicolo rappresentano una evenienza rara. L'approccio chirurgico consiste nella orchiectomia radicale con eventuale esplorazione chirurgica dei linfonodi retroperitoneali doppo l'opportuna valutazione per imaging. vengono presentati i risultati di uno Studio Cooperativo Nazionale.