Two cases of postmastectomy pain syndrome improved after treatment at pain clinic

Abstract

Postmastectomy pain syndrome (PMPS) is known as a pathological condition in which pain or numbness persists in the breast, axilla, and inside of the upper arm after breast cancer surgery. The main cause is said to be neuropathic pain due to brachial intercostal neuropathy. PMPS is mainly treated with drug therapy for neuropathic pain. We report two patients who had continued depression after the diagnosis of breast cancer and who also had PMPS symptoms, who had gotten pain relief after treatment at pain clinic.