Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 87, Issue 3, Supplement , Pages 65-71 , March 2006

Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Cancer Rehabilitation. 3. Cancer Rehabilitation

  • Michael D. Stubblefield, MD

      Affiliations

    • Rehabilitation Medicine Service, Department of Neurology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Michael D. Stubblefield, MD, Rehabilitation Medicine Service, Dept of Neurology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Ave, New York, NY 10021
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  • Christian M. Custodio, MD

      Affiliations

    • Rehabilitation Medicine Service, Department of Neurology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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  • Deborah Julie Franklin, PhD, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Magee Rehabilitation Hospital, Philadelphia, PA

  • Image Result

    (A) Hip radiograph, (B) bone scan, and (C) lumbar spine magnetic resonance image from a patient with metastatic prostate cancer and left lateral hip pain. The left hip, although involved by tumor, was

    (A) Hip radiograph, (B) bone scan, and (C) lumbar spine magnetic resonance image from a patient with metastatic prostate cancer and left lateral hip pain. The left hip, although involved by tumor, was not the source of pain. External beam radiotherapy to the left hip provided no improvement. The patient’s lateral hip pain was attributable to a left L3 nerve root compression from the tumor (see arrow).

  • Image Result
    (A) An isolated L3 breast cancer metastasis in a patient with fibromyalgia. (B) The lesion is confined to the bone marrow and is unlikely to be symptomatic. Abbreviations: Ant, anterior; L, left; Post

    (A) An isolated L3 breast cancer metastasis in a patient with fibromyalgia. (B) The lesion is confined to the bone marrow and is unlikely to be symptomatic. Abbreviations: Ant, anterior; L, left; Post, posterior; R, right.

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PII: S0003-9993(05)01467-X

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2005.12.009

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 87, Issue 3, Supplement , Pages 65-71 , March 2006