Research Article
A Retrospective Study of Postmastectomy Pain Syndrome: Incidence, Characteristics, Risk Factors, and Influence on Quality of Life
Table 3
Risk factors for PMPS.
| | | PMPS (%) | No PMPS (%) | |
| | Overall () | | | | | Mastectomy () | 61 (27.1) | 159 (70.7) | 0.702 | | Breast conservative surgery () | 1 (0.4) | 4 (1.8) | | Overall () | | | | | No lymph nodes dissection () | 4 (1.8) | 9 (4) | 0.960 | | Sentinel lymph nodes sampling () | 4 (1.8) | 10 (4.4) | | Axillary dissection () | 54 (24) | 144 (64) | | Preoperative radiotherapy () | 0 (0) | 1 (100) | 0.536 | | Postoperative radiotherapy () | 1 (16.7) | 5 (83.3) | 0.545 | | Preoperative chemotherapy () | 4 (17.4) | 19 (82.6) | 0.250 | | Postoperative chemotherapy () | 51 (27.7) | 133 (72.3) | 0.908 | | Sensory disturbance () | 47 (32.6) | 97 (67.4) | 0.023* |
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Significant result, .
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