Risk of lymphoedema following the treatment of breast cancer

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 73, Issue 7, 1986, Pages 580-584

  Kissin, M W ^a   Della Rovere, G Querci ^a,c   Easton, D ^b   Westbury, G ^a  

^a ROYAL MARSDEN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c CROMWELL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

axillary surgery; breast cancer; Lymphoedema; radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ARM EDEMA; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE EXTIRPATION; BREAST; BREAST CANCER; HUMAN; INJURY; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; LYMPHEDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOTHERAPY; RISK; THERAPY;

AXILLA; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHEDEMA; MIDDLE AGE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RADIOTHERAPY; RISK; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0022459064     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.1800730723     Document Type: Article

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