Lymphedema a frequent complication in elderly women treated for breast cancer;Armbesvär vanliga efter bröstoperation - Lymfödem drabbar ofta äldre bröstcancerbehandlade kvinnor

Lakartidningen

Volumn 96, Issue 46, 1999, Pages 5089-5091

  Tengrup, Ingrid ^a,c   Nittby, Lena Tennvall ^b   Christiansson, Inger ^a   Laurin, Marianne ^c  

^a Kirurgiska Kliniken   (Sweden)

^b Onkologiska Kliniken   (Sweden)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARM; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPHEDEMA; MASTECTOMY; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SEGMENTAL MASTECTOMY;

AGED; ARM; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHEDEMA; MASTECTOMY, RADICAL; MASTECTOMY, SEGMENTAL; MOVEMENT; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 0033579010     PISSN: 00237205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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