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Postmastectomy Pain: A Cross-sectional Study of Prevalence, Pain Characteristics, and Effects on Quality of Life

BACKGROUND: Postmastectomy pain syndrome (PMPS) is defined as a chronic (continuing for 3 or more months) neuropathic pain affecting the axilla, medial arm, breast, and chest wall after breast cancer surgery. The prevalence of PMPS has been reported to range from 20% to 68%. In this study, we aimed...

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Autores principales: Beyaz, Serbülent Gökhan, Ergönenç, Jalan Şerbetçigil, Ergönenç, Tolga, Sönmez, Özlem Uysal, Erkorkmaz, Ünal, Altintoprak, Fatih
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4797545/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26712435
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0366-6999.172589