Primary outcome
chronic neuropathic pain, neuropathic pain, pain
The primary outcome measure was evaluation of chronic neuropathic pain development 12 months after the mastectomy. All patients were evaluated by an anesthesiologist specialist in pain management. The diagnosis of neuropathic pain is based on clinical evaluation based on the history and physical examination to evaluate signs and symptoms. The DN-4 survey was used as a screening tool to better understand the chronic neuropathic pain after mastectomy and was performed as previous described