What it is
Pain from a primary or metastatic tumour may resemble musculoskeletal pain. Suspicion requires medical assessment and is not managed with physiotherapy alone.
Typical clinical symptoms
- Progressive, constant or unusual pain for the person
- Unexplained weight loss, fatigue or a history of cancer
- Night pain accompanied by other systemic features
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Scientific literature
External publications selected for this topic. Their scope may cover a specific condition, population or intervention within this topic; they do not constitute an individual treatment plan.
Update on Prevalence of Pain in Patients With Cancer: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Systematic review / meta-analysis · 2016
Persistent Pain
When is medical reassessment needed?
New or progressive pain with fever, unexplained weight loss, a history of cancer, fracture risk after trauma, neurological weakness, saddle numbness, bladder or bowel change, or loss of balance requires prompt or emergency assessment according to the symptoms.
Descriptions are for orientation. Diagnosis follows history, clinical examination and, only when indicated, imaging or laboratory tests.
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