Criteria |
1 | History of primary or metastatic bone cancer diagnosed using imaging and physical examination |
2 | Presence of continuous, background pain (usually described as annoying, dull, gnawing, aching, and/or nagging) in 1 or more locations generally consistent with known distribution of bone lesions |
3 | Presence of evoked or spontaneous pain (often described as electric or shock-like) in 1 or more locations generally consistent with known distribution of bone lesions, associated with weight bearing or movement or can occur spontaneously |
4 | Clinical examination over the site of pain reveals: - Hyperalgesia to blunt, non-noxious pressure or pin-prick stimuli
- Hypoesthesia to non-noxious thermal stimuli
- Hypoesthesia to light touch stimuli
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