Successful complex decongestive physiotherapy for lymphedema and lymphocutaneous reflux of the female external genitalia after radiation therapy

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 102, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 404-406

  Liao, Su Fen ^a   Huang, Mu Shen ^a   Chou, Ya Hui ^a   Wei, Ta Sen ^a  

^a CHANGHUA CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cervix neoplasms; Combined modality therapy; Lymphedema; Physical therapy techniques; Radiotherapy, adjuvant

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BANDAGE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; COMPRESSION THERAPY; CONDYLOMA; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLICULITIS; GYNECOLOGIC DISEASE; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM DISEASE; LYMPHEDEMA; MASSAGE; PELVIS LYMPH NODE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRESCRIPTION; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RECURRENT DISEASE; SKIN CARE; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; LYMPHADENECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PATHOLOGY; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; UTERINE CERVIX TUMOR;

CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; GENITALIA, FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPHEDEMA; MIDDLE AGED; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0142168038     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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