Table 1 General conditions and clinical courses of the patients
Case | 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 44 | 44 | 50 |
Height (cm) | 152 | 157 | 148 |
Weight (kg) | 49 | 54 | 40 |
Surgical site | Left | Left | Right |
Chemotherapy | - | + | + |
Radiotherapy | - | - | + |
Endocrine therapy | + | - | - |
Duration of postmastectomy pain syndrome | 14 months | 4 months | 25 months |
Past medical history | Congenital deafness | Total hysterectomy | Hypothyroidism |
Before thoracic sympathetic ganglion block | |||
NRS | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Hyperalgesia | + | + | + |
Allodynia | + | + | + |
Medications | MGB 5 mg/day | PRG 150 mg/day | MGB 10 mg/day |
Tramadol 37.5 mg/day | DXT 20 mg/day | ||
APAP 325 mg/day | |||
AMT 10 mg/day | |||
Thoracic sympathetic ganglion block | |||
Radiation dose | 40.7 Gy.cm2 | 24.7 Gy.cm2 | 30.3 Gy.cm2 |
Fluoroscopy time | 4 min 8 s | 7 min 4 s | 12 min 42 s |
1 day after thoracic sympathetic ganglion block | |||
NRS | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Hyperalgesia | - | - | - |
Allodynia | - | - | - |
Medications | MGB 5 mg/day | PRG 150 mg/day | MGB 10 mg/day |
Tramadol 37.5 mg/day | DXT 20 mg/day | ||
APAP 325 mg/day | |||
AMT 10 mg/day | |||
1 month after thoracic sympathetic ganglion block | |||
NRS | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Hyperalgesia | - | - | - |
Allodynia | - | - | - |
Medications | MGB 2.5 mg/day | Tramadol 37.5 mg/day | MGB 10 mg/day |
APAP 325 mg/day | DXT 20 mg/day | ||
2 months after thoracic sympathetic ganglion block | |||
NRS | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Hyperalgesia | - | - | - |
Allodynia | - | - | - |
Medications | MGB 2.5 mg/day | - | MGB 10 mg/day |
DXT 20 mg/day | |||
6 months after thoracic sympathetic ganglion block | |||
NRS | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Hyperalgesia | - | - | - |
Allodynia | - | - | - |
Medications | MGB 2.5 mg/day | - | MGB 10 mg/day |
DXT 20 mg/day | |||
12 months after thoracic sympathetic ganglion block | |||
NRS | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Hyperalgesia | - | - | - |
Allodynia | - | - | - |
Medications | MGB 2.5 mg/day | - | MGB 10 mg/day |
DXT 20 mg/day | |||