Factors associated with increased breast cancer-related lymphedema volume

Acta Oncologica

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1138-1142

  Vignes, Stephane ^a   Arrault, Maria ^a   Dupuy, Alain ^b  

^a Hopital de la Fondation Cognacq Jay   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BREAST CANCER; CELLULITIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPHEDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASTECTOMY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARM; BODY MASS INDEX; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHEDEMA; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ORGAN SIZE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 35848930157     PISSN: 0284186X     EISSN: 1651226X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02841860701403020     Document Type: Article

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