What’s wrong with the pain in the armpits and upper arms six months after breast-conserving surgery?

Upper arm pain in the armpit six months after breast conserving surgery may be caused by scar contracture, nerve injury, recurrence of disease and so on. 1. Scar contracture: due to the gradual formation of incision scars, which leads to scar contracture, scar pulling pain may occur when lifting the upper limbs or performing exercise. 2. Nerve damage: a common complication of breast cancer surgery, it may cause damage to the axillary artery and the nerves in the axillary sheath, thus causing neuropathic pain. 3. Disease recurrence: it may also be due to the patient’s metastasis or recurrence after surgery or within a short period of time, resulting in localized upper limb or axillary metastasis, which leads to axillary upper arm pain after six months of breast-conserving surgery. If the symptoms of axillary upper arm pain after six months of breast-conserving surgery persist without relief, timely medical treatment is needed.