Resolution of Tumor Pain with EMLA Cream

摘要: A 69-year-old woman was admitted for control of intractable rectal pain caused by a 4-cm malignant mass. She treated successfully with EMLA (eutectic mixture local anesthetics) cream applied every 8 hours and covered Xeroform dressing. Despite an increase in tumor size to 6 cm, her maintained no or systemic adverse effects. We believe topical may be effective managing such lesions. Close patient monitoring is necessary, however, long-term, controlled studies must conducted determine its safety efficacy this setting.