Serbülent Gökhan Beyaz|Jalan ?erbetçigil Ergönenç|Tolga Ergönenç|Özlem Sönmez|Ünal Erkorkmaz|Fatih Alt?ntoprak
Postmastectomy Pain
Sakarya University|Sakarya University|Sakarya University|Yeditepe University|Sakarya University
postmastectomy pain syndrome pmps defined chronic continuing 3 months neuropathic pain affecting axilla medial arm breast chest wall breast cancer surgery prevalence pmps reported range 20 68 study aimed determine prevalence pmps among mastectomy patients severity neuropathic pain patients risk factors contribute pain becoming chronic effect pmps life qualitythis crosssectional study approved sakarya university medical faculty ethical council included 146 patients ranging age 18 85 years visited pain clinic general surgery clinic oncology clinic breast surgery 2012 2014 patients divided two groups according whether met pmps criteria pain axilla arm shoulder chest wall scar tissue breast least 3 months breast surgery patients gave informed consent prior entry study patient medical records collected pain quality life evaluated visual analog scale vas pain short form mcgill pain questionnaire sfmpq douleur neuropathique4 dn4 sf36patient mean age 552 118 years 330830 years pmps prevalence 36 mean scores vas sfmpq dn4 pmps patients 176 238 010 173 154 05 164 231 08 respectively patients 31 237 neuropathic pain characteristics 12 92 phantom pain according dn4 survey patients modified radical mastectomy significantly likely develop pmps patients breastprotective surgery p 0028 2 24 pmps patients received proper treatment anticonvulsants opioidspmps seriously impacts patients emotional situation daily activities social relationships major economic burden health systems conclude rate pmps among patients receiving breast cancer surgery turkey 641 challenges proper treatment patients deserve investigation