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Review
. 2014 Apr;63(4):313-25.
doi: 10.1007/s00101-014-2310-2.

[Interaction of anesthetics and analgesics with tumor cells]

[Article in German]
A Bundscherer  1 , M Malsy, D Bitzinger, B M Graf
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Review

[Interaction of anesthetics and analgesics with tumor cells]

[Article in German]
A Bundscherer et al. Anaesthesist. 2014 Apr.

Abstract

The results of preclinical and clinical studies indicate that the perioperative period is a vulnerable period for cancer progression and metastasis. The risk of cancer cell dissemination is enhanced by the combination of surgical manipulation and perioperative immunosuppression. Whether the oncological outcome of cancer patients can be influenced by the choice of anesthetic techniques is still a matter of debate. This review summarizes the molecular characteristics of cancer and interaction of anesthetic and analgesic drugs with cancer cells.

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