THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PERSISTENT PAIN AND TACTILE SENSORY AND PAIN PRESSURE THRESHOLDS IN POSTMASTECTOMY BREAST CANCER PATIENTS: A PRELIMINARY REPORT

Cetingok, Halil; Balta, Selin; kozanhan, betul; Eryılmaz, Mehmet Ali

doi:10.36516/jocass.2021.76

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PERSISTENT PAIN AND TACTILE SENSORY AND PAIN PRESSURE THRESHOLDS IN POSTMASTECTOMY BREAST CANCER PATIENTS: A PRELIMINARY REPORT

Selin Balta, (Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi, Konya Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Algoloji Anabilim Dalı, Konya, Türkiye)

Halil Çetingök, (İstanbul Üniversitesi, Tıp Fakültesi, Algoloji Anabilim Dalı, Anesteziyoloji ve Reanimasyon Anabilim Dalı, İstanbul, Türkiye)

Betül Kozanhan, (Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi, Konya Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Anesteziyoloji ve Reanimasyon Anabilim Dalı, Konya, Türkiye)

Mehmet Ali Eryılmaz (Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi, Konya Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Genel Cerrahi Anabilim Dalı, Konya, Türkiye)

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Yıl: 2021 Cilt: 4 Sayı: 2 Sayfa Aralığı: 81 - 89 Metin Dili: İngilizce DOI: 10.36516/jocass.2021.76 İndeks Tarihi: 09-09-2022

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PERSISTENT PAIN AND TACTILE SENSORY AND PAIN PRESSURE THRESHOLDS IN POSTMASTECTOMY BREAST CANCER PATIENTS: A PRELIMINARY REPORT

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Introduction: Persistent postmastectomy pain is common among breast cancer patients. The relationship of persistent postmastectomy pain (PPP) with sensory loss and increased pain sensitization remains unclear. In this study, we investigated the relationship between PPP and tactile sensory thresholds and pain pressure thresholds in postmastectomy breast cancer patients. Materials and Methods: Patients were divided into two groups according to the presence and absence of PPP. On both the operated and non-operated sides, pain pressure thresholds (breast, arm, and forearm) were assessed using an algometer, and tactile sensory thresholds (scar region, breast upper outer quadrant, axillary region, median cutaneous nerve and intercostobrachial nerve regions, forearm, and hand) were measured using the Semmes–Weinstein monofilament test. The differences between the operated and nonoperated sides were calculated to investigate whether there was a relation between pain sensitivity and sensory loss and PPP. Results: PPP was detected in 31 (64.6%) of 48 patients. There was a statistically significant difference in the tactile sensory thresholds and pain pressure thresholds of the operated and non-operated sides (P < 0.001). There was no statistically significant difference between the pain pressure thresholds and tactile sensory thresholds of the groups with and without PPP. There was a weak positive correlation between the mean pain intensity and side to side difference in tactile sensory thresholds measured from the axillary region (P = 0.046, r = 0.289). Conclusion: Axillary region sensorial loss and PPP may be linked in postmastectomy cancer patients. Pain sensitization and loss of sensation do not seem to be associated with PPP.

Anahtar Kelime: Persistent postmastectomy pain syndrome tactile sensory threshold pain pressure threshold pain sensitization sensorial deficit

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APA	Balta S, Cetingok H, kozanhan b, Eryılmaz M (2021). THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PERSISTENT PAIN AND TACTILE SENSORY AND PAIN PRESSURE THRESHOLDS IN POSTMASTECTOMY BREAST CANCER PATIENTS: A PRELIMINARY REPORT. , 81 - 89. 10.36516/jocass.2021.76
Chicago	Balta Selin,Cetingok Halil,kozanhan betul,Eryılmaz Mehmet Ali THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PERSISTENT PAIN AND TACTILE SENSORY AND PAIN PRESSURE THRESHOLDS IN POSTMASTECTOMY BREAST CANCER PATIENTS: A PRELIMINARY REPORT. (2021): 81 - 89. 10.36516/jocass.2021.76
MLA	Balta Selin,Cetingok Halil,kozanhan betul,Eryılmaz Mehmet Ali THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PERSISTENT PAIN AND TACTILE SENSORY AND PAIN PRESSURE THRESHOLDS IN POSTMASTECTOMY BREAST CANCER PATIENTS: A PRELIMINARY REPORT. , 2021, ss.81 - 89. 10.36516/jocass.2021.76
AMA	Balta S,Cetingok H,kozanhan b,Eryılmaz M THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PERSISTENT PAIN AND TACTILE SENSORY AND PAIN PRESSURE THRESHOLDS IN POSTMASTECTOMY BREAST CANCER PATIENTS: A PRELIMINARY REPORT. . 2021; 81 - 89. 10.36516/jocass.2021.76
Vancouver	Balta S,Cetingok H,kozanhan b,Eryılmaz M THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PERSISTENT PAIN AND TACTILE SENSORY AND PAIN PRESSURE THRESHOLDS IN POSTMASTECTOMY BREAST CANCER PATIENTS: A PRELIMINARY REPORT. . 2021; 81 - 89. 10.36516/jocass.2021.76
IEEE	Balta S,Cetingok H,kozanhan b,Eryılmaz M "THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PERSISTENT PAIN AND TACTILE SENSORY AND PAIN PRESSURE THRESHOLDS IN POSTMASTECTOMY BREAST CANCER PATIENTS: A PRELIMINARY REPORT." , ss.81 - 89, 2021. 10.36516/jocass.2021.76
ISNAD	Balta, Selin vd. "THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PERSISTENT PAIN AND TACTILE SENSORY AND PAIN PRESSURE THRESHOLDS IN POSTMASTECTOMY BREAST CANCER PATIENTS: A PRELIMINARY REPORT". (2021), 81-89. https://doi.org/10.36516/jocass.2021.76

APA	Balta S, Cetingok H, kozanhan b, Eryılmaz M (2021). THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PERSISTENT PAIN AND TACTILE SENSORY AND PAIN PRESSURE THRESHOLDS IN POSTMASTECTOMY BREAST CANCER PATIENTS: A PRELIMINARY REPORT. Çukurova Anestezi ve Cerrahi Bilimler Dergisi, 4(2), 81 - 89. 10.36516/jocass.2021.76
Chicago	Balta Selin,Cetingok Halil,kozanhan betul,Eryılmaz Mehmet Ali THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PERSISTENT PAIN AND TACTILE SENSORY AND PAIN PRESSURE THRESHOLDS IN POSTMASTECTOMY BREAST CANCER PATIENTS: A PRELIMINARY REPORT. Çukurova Anestezi ve Cerrahi Bilimler Dergisi 4, no.2 (2021): 81 - 89. 10.36516/jocass.2021.76
MLA	Balta Selin,Cetingok Halil,kozanhan betul,Eryılmaz Mehmet Ali THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PERSISTENT PAIN AND TACTILE SENSORY AND PAIN PRESSURE THRESHOLDS IN POSTMASTECTOMY BREAST CANCER PATIENTS: A PRELIMINARY REPORT. Çukurova Anestezi ve Cerrahi Bilimler Dergisi, vol.4, no.2, 2021, ss.81 - 89. 10.36516/jocass.2021.76
AMA	Balta S,Cetingok H,kozanhan b,Eryılmaz M THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PERSISTENT PAIN AND TACTILE SENSORY AND PAIN PRESSURE THRESHOLDS IN POSTMASTECTOMY BREAST CANCER PATIENTS: A PRELIMINARY REPORT. Çukurova Anestezi ve Cerrahi Bilimler Dergisi. 2021; 4(2): 81 - 89. 10.36516/jocass.2021.76
Vancouver	Balta S,Cetingok H,kozanhan b,Eryılmaz M THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PERSISTENT PAIN AND TACTILE SENSORY AND PAIN PRESSURE THRESHOLDS IN POSTMASTECTOMY BREAST CANCER PATIENTS: A PRELIMINARY REPORT. Çukurova Anestezi ve Cerrahi Bilimler Dergisi. 2021; 4(2): 81 - 89. 10.36516/jocass.2021.76
IEEE	Balta S,Cetingok H,kozanhan b,Eryılmaz M "THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PERSISTENT PAIN AND TACTILE SENSORY AND PAIN PRESSURE THRESHOLDS IN POSTMASTECTOMY BREAST CANCER PATIENTS: A PRELIMINARY REPORT." Çukurova Anestezi ve Cerrahi Bilimler Dergisi, 4, ss.81 - 89, 2021. 10.36516/jocass.2021.76
ISNAD	Balta, Selin vd. "THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PERSISTENT PAIN AND TACTILE SENSORY AND PAIN PRESSURE THRESHOLDS IN POSTMASTECTOMY BREAST CANCER PATIENTS: A PRELIMINARY REPORT". Çukurova Anestezi ve Cerrahi Bilimler Dergisi 4/2 (2021), 81-89. https://doi.org/10.36516/jocass.2021.76