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Post Mastectomy Pain Syndrome Management

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Post mastectomy pain syndrome is a chronic pain condition that occurs after surgical intervention. This problem has long been underrecognized, however it affects a large percentage of women following treatment of breast cancer. We will discuss risk factors, potential methods for prevention, and current treatment options, as well as potential lessons from other surgical disciplines that can inform management. Further research is needed to define better treatment algorithms and additional options from women who suffer from this condition.

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  1. Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, 1600 Divisadero Street, San Francisco, CA, 94115, USA

    Rachael B. Lancaster & Laura Esserman

  2. Department of Plastic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, 350 Parnassus Avenue, Suite 509, San Francisco, USA

    Daniel Balkin

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Lancaster, R.B., Balkin, D. & Esserman, L. Post Mastectomy Pain Syndrome Management. Curr Surg Rep 4, 13 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40137-016-0133-6

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