Postmastectomy neuropathic pain: Results of microsurgical lymph nodes transplantation

Breast

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 472-476

  Becker, Corinne ^a   Pham, Duc Nhat Minh ^a   Assouad, Jalal ^a   Badia, Alain ^a   Foucault, Christophe ^a   Riquet, Marc ^a  

^a HÔPITAL EUROPÉEN GEORGES POMPIDOU   (France)

Author keywords

Autotransplantation; Breast cancer; Chronic pain; Lymph node; Lymphedema; Neuroma

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE; PARACETAMOL; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; HUMAN; INGUINAL LYMPH NODE; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPHADENECTOMY; LYMPHEDEMA; MASTECTOMY; MICROSURGERY; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; PARTIAL MASTECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORK RESUMPTION;

EID: 53149153552     PISSN: 09609776     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.breast.2007.12.007     Document Type: Article

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