Presence of functional axillary lymph nodes and lymph drainage within arms in women with and without breast cancer-related lymphedema

Lymphology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 81-86

  Szuba, Andrzej ^a   Pyszel, A ^a   Jedrzejuk, D ^a   Janczak, D ^a   Andrzejak, R ^a  

^a WROCLAW MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Axillary clearance; Breast cancer related lymphedema; Lymph flow; Lymph node dissection; Lymphscintigraphy; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

NANOCOLL TC 99M; RADIOISOTOPE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BREAST CANCER; CALCULATION; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLLATERAL CIRCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INJECTION SITE; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE; LYMPHEDEMA; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; LYMPHOVENOUS ANASTOMOSIS; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIOACTIVITY;

AGED; ARM; AXILLA; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; LYMPHEDEMA; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 34547897633     PISSN: 00247766     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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