ReviewCanadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgie2016
Post-breast surgery pain syndrome: establishing a consensus for the definition of post-mastectomy pain syndrome to provide a standardized clinical and research approach - a review of the literature and discussion.
Review in Canadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgie, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 3 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 42 papers.
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Combined Platelet Rich Plasma Intra-articular Shoulder Injection and Stellate Ganglion Block. A New Technique for Management of Chronic Post-mastectomy Shoulder Pain Syndrome
Evaluation and Re-evaluation of Post-mastectomy Pain Syndrome by Breast Cancer EDGE Task Force Outcomes: Clinical Measures of Pain After Pain Management Protocol of Physiotherapy
A Comparative Study Between Preoperative Erector Spinae Plane Block Versus Preoperative Paravertebral Plane Block in Decreasing Post Mastectomy Pain Syndrome. A Randomized Controlled Study.
Who cites it
42 citing papers in PubMed.
- Randomized controlled trial of bromelain and alpha-lipoic acid in breast conservative surgery.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
- Comparison between ultrasound guided erector spinae plane block and paravertebral block on acute and chronic post mastectomy pain after modified radical mastectomy: randomized controlled trial.BMC anesthesiology · 2024Trial
- One year follow-up on a randomized study investigating serratus anterior muscle and pectoral nerves type I block to reduced neuropathic pain descriptors after mastectomy.Scientific reports · 2023Trial
- "This is the first time I felt they're mine": the significance of tattoos in coping and identity reconstruction following mastectomy.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Article
- Move Toward Recovery: A Feasibility Study for a Physical Activity Intervention to Reduce Post-Surgical Pain in Young Hispanic Breast Cancer Patients.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
- Safety and Effectiveness of an Integrative Treatment of Acupuncture-Based Intervention in Survivors of Breast Cancer With Postmastectomy Pain Syndrome: Protocol for a Single-Center, Single-Arm Exploratory Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
- Persistent Postmastectomy Pain: A Comparison of Diagnosis and Patient-reported Outcome Measures in 6988 Patients.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2026Article
- Post-mastectomy pain syndrome as a model for mixed pain: clinical evidence from a specialized cancer pain clinic.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
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- Addressing the Needs of Breast Cancer Survivors.Current oncology reports · 2025Review
- Establishing the patient acceptable symptom state for patient-reported pain outcomes 6 months after breast cancer surgery.Pain reports · 2025Article
- Great Debate: Does Breast-Conserving Surgery with Radiotherapy Offer Better Survival than Mastectomy in Early-Stage Breast Cancer?Annals of surgical oncology · 2025Article
- Long-term health-related quality of life among adolescent and young adult breast cancer survivors.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2025Article
- The evolving role of truncal fascial plane blocks in non-surgical pain therapy: a narrative review.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Review
- Intercostal Regenerative Peripheral Nerve Interface for the Prevention of Neuroma-Associated Postbreast Surgery Pain Syndrome in Breast Reconstruction: A Proof-of-Concept Study.Aesthetic surgery journal. Open forum · 2025Article
- Post-mastectomy pain syndrome and sleep disorders: effects of physical activity.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Article
- Associations between breast radiation dermatitis and post-mastectomy pain syndrome in patients with breast cancer: A multicenter retrospective study.Asia-Pacific journal of oncology nursing · 2024Article
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- Combined treatment with basalt stone and placenta extract to improve the chronic pain and scar after breast cancer surgery: a case report.Journal of medical case reports · 2023Article
- The prevalence and risk factors for physical impairments in Chinese post-cancer treated breast cancer survivors: a 4 years' cross-sectional study at a single center.Scientific reports · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundPost-mastectomy pain syndrome (PMPS) is a frequent complication of breast surgery. There is currently no standard definition for this chronic pain syndrome. The purpose of this review was to establish a consensus for defining PMPS by identifying the various elements included in the definitions and how they vary across the literature, determining how these definitions affect the methodological components therein, and proposing a definition that appropriately encompasses all of the appropriate elements.
methodsWe searched PubMed to retrieve all studies and case reports on PMPS, and we analyzed definitions of PMPS, inclusion/exclusion criteria, and methods of measuring PMPS.
resultsTwenty-three studies were included in this review. We identified 7 independent domains for defining PMPS: surgical breast procedure, neuropathic nature, pain of at least moderate intensity, protracted duration, frequent symptoms, appropriate location of the symptoms and exacerbation with movement. These domains were used with varying frequency. Inclusion/exclusion criteria and methods for assessing PMPS also varied markedly.
conclusionTo prevent future discrepancies in both the clinical and research settings, we propose a new and complete definition based on the results of our review: PMPS is pain that occurs after any breast surgery; is of at least moderate severity; possesses neuropathic qualities; is located in the ipsilateral breast/chest wall, axilla, and/or arm; lasts at least 6 months; occurs at least 50% of the time; and may be exacerbated by movements of the shoulder girdle.
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