Research Article
A Retrospective Study of Postmastectomy Pain Syndrome: Incidence, Characteristics, Risk Factors, and Influence on Quality of Life
Table 1
Pain characteristics.
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| Pain occurrence | | | Yes | 62 | 27.6 | No | 163 | 80.6 | Pain start | | | A few days | 22 | 35.5 | A few weeks | 16 | 25.8 | A few months | 24 | 38.7 | Pain location | | | Breast area | 37 | 59.7 | Scar | 29 | 46.8 | Arm | 17 | 27.4 | Axilla | 5 | 8.1 | Back | 3 | 4.8 | Pain timing | | | Transient | 14 | 22.6 | Intermittent | 41 | 66.1 | Continuous | 7 | 11.3 | Pain severity | | | Mild | 50 | 80.6 | Moderate | 10 | 16.1 | Severe | 2 | 3.2 |
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