Depending on the stage and kind of cancer, you and your medical team will choose one of the treatment options: Surgery: Your doctor will remove the cancer lump while leaving as much of the normal breast as feasible during breast-conserving surgery (lumpectomy). They'll also release a few ...
It is characterized by persistent pain affecting the anterior thorax, axilla, and/or medial upper arm following mastectomy or lumpectomy. Though the onset of pain is most likely to occur after surgery, there may also be a new onset of symptoms following adjuvant therapy, including chemotherapy ...
Purpose of review: Postmastectomy pain syndrome (PMPS) remains poorly defined, although it is applied to chronic neuropathic pain following surgical procedures of the breast, including mastectomy and lumpectomy in breast-conserving surgery. It is characterized by persistent pain affecting the anterior ...
From 182 breast cancer surgeries performed between December 2015 and April 2016, 133 cases did not meet inclusion criteria because different types of surgery were performed including mastectomy only, lumpectomy or other breast-sparing surgery. A total of 49 patients were randomized and allocated to ...
around it, but not the breast. Some lymph nodes under the arms may be removed for biopsy. If the cancer is near the chest wall, part of it may be removed. Breast-conserving surgery is also known as breast-sparing surgery, lumpectomy, partial mastectomy, quadrantectomy, and segmental ...
Hughes KS, Schnaper LA, Berry D, Cirrincione C, McCormick B, Shank B et al (2004) Lumpectomy plus tamoxifen with or without irradiation in women 70 years of age or older with early breast cancer. N Engl J Med 351:971–977 Article CAS PubMed Google Scholar Ishiyama H, Niino K, ...
and post-treatment risk factors have been found to correlate with the development of acute and chronic pain and include young age, type of breast surgery (lumpectomy or total mastectomy), axillary node dissection, radiation therapy, and hormonal therapy.3-5 Chemotherapy, particularly anthracyclineand...
PPPBCS can begin shortly after surgery but may not come on for several months and can go on for years. In fact, pain is more common after minimally invasive surgery (lumpectomy) than mastectomy. It may be located in the axilla, the shoulder, arm or chest wall. Risk factors include ...
Edwards, R.R.; Mensing, G.; Cahalan, C.; Greenbaum, S.; Narang, S.; Belfer, I.; Schreiber, K.L.; Campbell, C.; Wasan, A.D.; Jamison, R.N. Alteration in Pain Modulation in Women with Persistent Pain after Lumpectomy: Influence of Catastrophizing.J. Pain Symptom Manag.2012,46...
(1) Objective: The purpose was to analyze the effectiveness of myofascial therapy on musculoskeletal pain and functionality of the upper extremities in female breast cancer survivors, and to evaluate the changes in range of motion, quality of life, and m