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Intercostal Neuromas: A Treatable Cause of Postoperative Breast Surgery Pain
Abstract
Patients presenting with pain after breast surgery were selected to undergo resection of intercostal neuromas. The patients had localized Tinel's signs at one or more intercostal nerves at the lateral chest wall with radiation in the distribution of the pain. Patients also responded to diagnostic injections of local anesthetic. The patients were felt to have pain not related to breast implants and capsular contracture or intercostobrachial nerve injury. Neuromas were found in all patients meeting these requirements. Surgical resection resulted in complete pain relief. Diagnosis of this entity and consideration of surgical treatment may be underrecognized.
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“For patients with post-mastectomy pain syndrome, surgical resection of the neuroma and allowing the cut-ending of the nerve to retract deep into the intercostal muscles has been found to be helpful [82].”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Wong, L.
- Corresponding author
- Wong, Lesley
- Venue
- Annals of Plastic Surgery
- Published
- 2001-05
- Volume
- 46
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 481-484
- ISSN
- 0148-7043 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2009310519
- Cited by
- 67
- References
- 21
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 6 · 2014: 4 · 2013: 3 · 2012: 2
- FWCI
- 0.33
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Annals of Plastic Surgery (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Breast Implant and Reconstruction
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Nerve Injury and Rehabilitation
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pathology and Forensic Medicine › Breast Lesions and Carcinomas
- Keywords
- postoperative pain, breast surgery, Tinel's sign, intercostal nerves, local anesthetic injection, surgical resection, analgesia, breast implants, capsular contracture
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Aged, Female, Humans, Intercostal Nerves, Mastectomy, Middle Aged, Neuroma, Pain, Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms, Mammaplasty
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