Lymphedema microsurgical preventive healing approach: A new technique for primary prevention of arm lymphedema after mastectomy

Annals of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 703-708

  Boccardo, Francesco ^a   Casabona, Federico ^a   De Cian, Franco ^a   Friedman, Daniele ^a   Villa, Giuseppe ^a   Bogliolo, Stefano ^a   Ferrero, Simone ^a   Murelli, Federica ^a   Campisi, Corradino ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT PATENCY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPHANGIOGRAPHY; LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE; LYMPHEDEMA; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; LYMPHOVENOUS ANASTOMOSIS; MASTECTOMY; MICROVASCULAR SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE EDEMA; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ARM; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; LYMPHEDEMA; MASTECTOMY; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 60449105273     PISSN: 10689265     EISSN: 15344681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1245/s10434-008-0270-y     Document Type: Article

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