Postmastectomy lymphoedema. Treatment and a five-year follow-up study

International Angiology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 294-298

  Berlin, E ^a   Gjores J E ^a   Ivarsson, C ^a   Palmqvist, I ^a   Thagg, G ^a   Thulesius, O ^a  

^a CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Follow up studies; Lymphoedema etiology; Lymphoedema therapy; Mastectomy, complications

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COMPRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FLUID RETENTION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHEDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTECTOMY; RELAPSE;

ADULT; AGED; ARM; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LYMPHEDEMA; MASTECTOMY, MODIFIED RADICAL; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0342514807     PISSN: 03929590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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