Treatment of post-mastectomy pain syndrome with acupuncture: a case report.
Post-mastectomy pain syndrome (PMPS) is a common and severe neuropathic pain syndrome arising after breast surgery. Since few effective allopathic treatments exist for PMPS, many patients may seek assistance from complementary and alternative medicine. Here, we report a case of a woman with severe and persistent PMPS who was successfully treated with acupuncture.
Division of Hematology/Oncology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Joshua
J
Bauml
Coby
C
Basal
Jun J
JJ
Mao
D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008408:Mastectomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D008875:Middle Aged; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
Oncology