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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 May 22.
Published in final edited form as: J Pain. 2016 Nov 21;18(3):233–246. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2016.10.020

Table 1.

Dimension 1: Core Diagnostic Criteria for Cancer-Induced Bone Pain

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 lesions40,41,43,48,50,61,92,133

  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 spontaneously40,41,43,49,50,61,85,92,133

  4. Clinical examination over the site of pain reveals:
    • Hyperalgesia to blunt, non-noxious pressure, or pin-prick stimuli, or
    • Hypoesthesia to non-noxious thermal stimuli, or
    • Hypoesthesia to light touch stimuli140