analgesic/breast neoplasms

OBJECTIVE Serratus fascial plane block can reduce pain following breast surgery, but the question of whether to inject the local anesthetic superficial or deep to the serratus muscle has not been answered. This cohort study compares the analgesic benefits of superficial versus deep serratus plane

In 18 female patients affected by advanced breast cancer, the serum prolactin (PRL) levels have been determined under basal conditions and after the administration of analgesic opiates such as methadone and pentazocine. A significant increase of prolactin serum values was found after the use of both

Bisphosphonates exert their analgesic effect by several mechanisms. The long-term effects are probably due to osteoclast inhibition. The acute pain-relieving effect, which occurs within days or a week, is likely to be associated with the reduction of various potentially pain-producing substances. As

This study investigated the relation of cognitive coping and catastrophizing to acute postoperative pain and analgesic use. Fifty-nine women who had just undergone breast cancer surgery rated their pain on 3 consecutive days and completed a self-report measure of cognitive coping and catastrophizing

Breast cancer surgery is known to cause severe acute postoperative pain, which can persist for a long time. We administered nefopam preventively to patients undergoing lumpectomy with axillary lymph node dissection or sentinel lymph node biopsy, and evaluated its efficacy on acute and chronic

Background: Postoperative pain after breast cancer surgery remains a major challenge in patient care. Local infiltration analgesia is a standard analgesic technique used for pain relief after surgery. Its application in patients who

BACKGROUND Retrospective analyses suggest anaesthetic-analgesics technique during cancer surgery may affect recurrence/metastasis. This could involve direct effects of anaesthetic-analgesic drugs on cancer cells. While μ-opioid receptor over-expression in lung tumours is associated with greater

Thoracic epidural anesthesia (TEA) and paravertebral block (PVB) have been performed for perioperative regional anesthesia in the trunk. However, TEA and PVB are associated with a risk of serious complications, such as pneumothorax, hypotension, or nerve damage. Retrolaminar paravertebral block

OBJECTIVE To compare the analgesic efficacy of continuous interpectoral block (CIPB) compared to intravenous analgesia (IV) after breast surgery. METHODS A prospective, comparative and randomised study of women aged from 18-75years, ASAI-III, operated for breast cancer. In group1 (CIPB) after

A 44-year old female presented with locally advanced breast cancer that had been treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by modified radical mastectomy and thereafter three cycles of paclitaxel. She presented with severe refractory headache that was unresponsive to oral analgesics including

The analgesic effects of alcohol infusion of the pituitary, high-dose progesterone and their association on chronic intractable pain in TxN+M+ breast cancer patients no longer responsive to combination chemotherapy, radiotherapy and hormone therapy are assessed. The antalgic effect of

Pectoralis and serratus blocks have been described recently for use in breast surgery, but evidence supporting their analgesic benefits is limited. This cohort study evaluates the benefits of adding a pectoralis or serratus block to conventional opioid-based analgesia (control) in patients who

UNASSIGNED Thoracic paravertebral block (TPVB) is an effective method for intra- and post-operative pain management in thoracic surgeries. For a long time, various adjuvants have been tried for prolonging the duration of TPVB. UNASSIGNED In this prospective study, we have compared the analgesic

Lately it has been reported that calcitonin is effective for the treatment of hypercalcemia and for the relief of pain caused by osteolytic bone metastasis. Thus we have studied the analgesic effect of synthetic eel calcitonin (ECT) on 8 breast cancer patients with bone metastases. ECT was

Background: The present study aimed to investigate the possibility of using intravoxel incoherent motion (IVIM) diffusion magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to quantitatively assess the early therapeutic effect of the analgesic-antitumor peptide BmK AGAP on breast cancer and also evaluate the