Effect of Axillary Lymph Node Dissection on Prevalence and Intensity of Chronic and Phantom Pain After Breast Cancer Surgery

Monique A. H. Steegers; Bas Wolters; Andrea W.M. Evers; Luc J. A. Strobbe; Oliver H.G. Wilder‐Smith

doi:10.1016/j.jpain.2008.04.001

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MedicineBreast cancerAxillary Lymph Node DissectionChronic painRadiation therapyQuality of life (healthcare)SurgeryCancerPhysical therapyInternal medicineSentinel lymph node

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Year: 2008
Type: article
Volume: 9
Issue: 9
Pages: 813-822
Citations: 119
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                                    Monique A. H. Steegers, 
                                
                                    Bas Wolters, 
                                
                                    Andrea W.M. Evers
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2008). 
                            Effect of Axillary Lymph Node Dissection on Prevalence and Intensity of Chronic and Phantom Pain After Breast Cancer Surgery. 
                            Journal of Pain
                            , 9
                            (9)
                            , 813-822.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2008.04.001
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2008.04.001