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ReviewCurrent oncology reports2024

Prevention of Post-Mastectomy Pain Syndrome: A Review of Recent Literature on Perioperative Interventions.

Rachel R Wu, Simon Katz, Jing Wang, Lisa V Doan

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Review in Current oncology reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Chronic Pain in the Cancer Survivor.Current pain and headache reports · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors.

Rachel R WuDepartment of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Care, and Pain Medicine, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, 240 E. 38th St., 14th floor, New York, NY, 10016, USA.
Simon KatzDepartment of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Care, and Pain Medicine, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, 240 E. 38th St., 14th floor, New York, NY, 10016, USA.
Jing WangDepartment of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Care, and Pain Medicine, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, 240 E. 38th St., 14th floor, New York, NY, 10016, USA.
Lisa V DoanDepartment of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Care, and Pain Medicine, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, 240 E. 38th St., 14th floor, New York, NY, 10016, USA. lisa.doan@nyulangone.org.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewUp to 60% of breast cancer patients continue to experience pain three months or more after surgery, with 15 to 25% reporting moderate to severe pain. Post-mastectomy pain syndrome (PMPS) places a high burden on patients. We reviewed recent studies on perioperative interventions to prevent PMPS incidence and severity. RECENT

findingsRecent studies on pharmacologic and regional anesthetic interventions were reviewed. Only nine of the twenty-three studies included reported a significant improvement in PMPS incidence and/or severity, sometimes with mixed results for similar interventions. Evidence for prevention of PMPS is mixed. Further investigation of impact of variations in dosing is warranted. In addition, promising newer interventions for prevention of PMPS such as cryoneurolysis of intercostal nerves and stellate ganglion block need confirmatory studies.

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Breast NeoplasmsMastectomyPostoperative PainFemaleHumansIntercostal NervesNerve BlockPerioperative CareSyndromeBreast cancerChronic Postsurgical painPost-mastectomy pain Syndrome

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