BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Different techniques may be used to control cancer pain. This report aimed at describing some therapeutic measures used to treat a patient with a severe and bad responsive pain. CASE REPORT: A 70-year-old male patient a sacral chordoma of very difficult therapeutic. He referred major tumor-associated pain. Several techniques used to treat pain of this patient and results obtained are reported. CONCLUSIONS: Neurolytic block is an efficient technique to control pain in cancer patients who have no possibilities with standard treatment, especially when properly indicated and following well established routines.
PAIN; PAIN; TERAPHEUTIC; TERAPHEUTIC
