title: Nimesulide in the treatment of mastalgia.
abstract: Sixty patients with mastalgia, either idiopathic or secondary to dysplastic lesions, were treated with oral nimesulide (100mg tablets twice daily) for 15 days. Breast tension and pain, assessed at baseline and on completion of the treatment period, improved or resolved with therapy. Indeed, breast pain (which most likely manifests as a consequence of periductal inflammation) was most noticeably reduced. The drug was well tolerated in nearly all patients. These results support the usefulness of nimesulide and other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in the treatment of mastalgia.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Clinica Ostetrica e Ginecologica, Università di Firenze, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gabbrielli
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Binazzi
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Scaricabarozzi
authors.forename: G B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Massi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013449:Sulfonamides / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D013449:Sulfonamides; C012655:nimesulide