ReviewCancers2021
A Targeted Approach to Post-Mastectomy Pain and Persistent Pain following Breast Cancer Treatment.
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 54 citations in OpenAlex.
- Global research trends of acupuncture therapy on cancer pain: A bibliometric and visualized study.Frontiers in oncology · 2023Pooled it
- Is there a difference in the postoperative quality of recovery and analgesia between erector spinae and serratus anterior plane blocks following modified radical mastectomy: a randomized controlled study.BMC anesthesiology · 2025Trial
- Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment as an Adjunctive Therapy for Post-mastectomy Pain Syndrome: A Case Report.Cureus · 2026Article
- Pectoralis Minor Tenotomy with Occasional Secondary Neurolysis Significantly Reduces Self-Reported Pain and Headaches Across Heterogenous Chronic Pain Disorders of the Upper Limb.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Article
- Efficacy of rhomboid intercostal block for postoperative analgesia in patients undergoing breast surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Indian journal of anaesthesia · 2026Article
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- Microglial Activation in Nociplastic Pain: From Preclinical Models to PET Neuroimaging and Implications for Targeted Therapeutic Strategies.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Chronic Pain in the Cancer Survivor.Current pain and headache reports · 2025Review
- Ultrasound-Guided Interventions for Neuropathic Pain: A Narrative Pictorial Review.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Phantom Breast Syndrome: Clinical Implications for Oncology Nursing.Clinical journal of oncology nursing · 2025Article
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- Pain and lymphedema characteristics of women with breast cancer-related lymphedema with and without type 2 diabetes mellitus.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Article
- An update on rehabilitative treatment of shoulder disease after breast cancer care.Musculoskeletal surgery · 2024Review
- Regenerative Peripheral Nerve Interface Surgery for the Management of Chronic Posttraumatic Neuropathic Pain.Seminars in plastic surgery · 2024Review
- Preservation versus dissection of the intercostobrachial nerve for breast cancer surgeries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2024Review
- Postmastectomy Functional Impairments.Current oncology reports · 2023Review
- What Do We Know about Nociplastic Pain?Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Effects of Physical Exercise and Motor Activity on Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Post-Mastectomy Pain Syndrome.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Effects of Ultrasound-Guided Injection Combined with a Targeted Therapeutic Exercise in Breast Cancer Women with Subacromial Pain Syndrome: A Randomized Clinical Study.Journal of personalized medicine · 2022Article
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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Persistent pain following treatment for breast cancer is common and often imprecisely labeled as post-mastectomy pain syndrome (PMPS). PMPS is a disorder with multiple potential underlying causes including intercostobrachial nerve injury, intercostal neuromas, phantom breast pain, and pectoralis minor syndrome. Adding further complexity to the issue are various musculoskeletal pain syndromes including cervical radiculopathy, shoulder impingement syndrome, frozen shoulder, and myofascial pain that may occur concurrently and at times overlap with PMPS. These overlapping pain syndromes may be difficult to separate from one another, but precise diagnosis is essential, as treatment for each pain generator may be distinct. The purpose of this review is to clearly outline different pain sources based on anatomic location that commonly occur following treatment for breast cancer, and to provide tailored and evidence-based recommendations for the evaluation and treatment of each disorder.
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