Persistent Arm Pain Is Distinct From Persistent Breast Pain Following Breast Cancer Surgery

Prevalence of and factors associated with persistent pain following breast cancer surgery.

CONTEXT Persistent pain and sensory disturbances following surgical treatment for breast cancer is a significant clinical problem. The pathogenic mechanisms are complex and may be related to patient characteristics, surgical technique, and adjuvant therapy. OBJECTIVE To examine prevalence of and factors associated with persistent pain after surgical treatment for breast cancer. DESIGN, SETT...

Patients with persistent pain after breast cancer surgery show both delayed and enhanced cortical stimulus processing

BACKGROUND Women who undergo breast cancer surgery have a high risk of developing persistent pain. We investigated brain processing of painful stimuli using electroencephalograms (EEG) to identify event-related potentials (ERPs) in patients with persistent pain after breast cancer treatment. METHODS Nineteen patients (eight women with persistent pain, eleven without persistent pain), who were...

Acute and chronic pain following breast surgery

PAIN MANAGEMENT RESEARCH CENTRE and AUSTRALIAN CENTRE FOR HEALTH RESEARCH LTD RESEARCH PROGRAM PERSISTENT PAIN AFTER BREAST CANCER SURGERY

Bilateral Thoracodorsal Neuromas: A Cause of Persistent Breast Pain after Bilateral Latissimus Dorsi Breast Reconstruction

499 same procedure to access the IMC SLN immediately following a mastectomy. In the more difficult case where there is not a mastectomy, the use of the vertical mastopexy incision can allow access to the rib cartilage and the IMC without creating a parasternal incision, which would cause an unsightly scar. For these reasons, a plastic surgeon performs SLNB of IMC nodes at our institution. This ...