Korean J Anesthesiol.  2006 May;50(5):588-591. 10.4097/kjae.2006.50.5.588.

The Metastatic Sacrococcygeal Tumor from Adenocarcinoma of Lung Recognized after the Caudal Anesthesia: A case report

• Chung MY
• Jeong JC
• Chea JS
• Lee BH
• Kim CJ

• KMID: 2092097
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4097/kjae.2006.50.5.588

Abstract

The caudal block has been used as an alternative to general anesthesia in specific circumstances such as anal surgery, perineal surgery or surgery of lower extremity etc. It has been also used as an adjunct to general anesthesia, administered at the completion of surgery to provide postoperative analgesia especially in children. But, it has variable complications such as generalized intoxication, pain on the injection site, infection or urinary retention etc. We report an unusual case of metastatic sacrococcygeal tumor from adenocarcinoma of lung presenting as severe anal pain and sciatica which was aggravated after the trial of caudal anesthesia.

Keyword

adenocarcinoma of lung; caudal anesthesia; sacrococcygeal tumor

MeSH Terms

Adenocarcinoma*
Analgesia
Anesthesia, Caudal*
Anesthesia, General
Child
Humans
Lower Extremity
Lung*
Sciatica
Urinary Retention