Prospective evaluation of a prevention protocol for lymphedema following surgery for breast cancer

Lymphology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-9

  Boccardo, F M ^a,b   Ansaldi, F ^a   Bellini, C ^a   Accogli, S ^b   Taddei, G ^b   Murdaca, G ^a   Campisi, C C ^a   Villa, G ^b   Icardi, G ^a   Durando, P ^a   Puppo, F ^a   Campisi, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Axillary dissection; Breast cancer; Lymphangio scintigraphy; Lymphatic venous anastomoses; Lymphedema; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM EDEMA; ARTICLE; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST SURGERY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPRESSION GARMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE; LYMPHEDEMA; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; ARM; AXILLA; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPHEDEMA; MASTECTOMY; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 66249147537     PISSN: 00247766     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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