Debilitating lymphedema of the upper extremity after treatment of breast cancer

American Journal of Clinical Oncology: Cancer Clinical Trials

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 365-367

  Bumpers, Harvey L ^a   Best, Irwin M ^a   Norman, David ^a   Weaver, William L ^a  

^a MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Axilliary dissection; Breast cancer; Lymphedema; Radiation therapy

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOXORUBICIN; FLUOROURACIL;

AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LYMPHEDEMA; MASTECTOMY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RADIATION DOSE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

AGED; ARM; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHEDEMA; MASTECTOMY, MODIFIED RADICAL; OBESITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RADIOTHERAPY;

EID: 0036340247     PISSN: 02773732     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000421-200208000-00009     Document Type: Article

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