Factors influencing breast cancer-related lymphedema volume after intensive decongestive physiotherapy

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 935-940

  Vignes, Stéphane ^a   Porcher, Raphaël ^b   Arrault, Maria ^a   Dupuy, Alain ^b  

^a Hopital de la Fondation Cognacq Jay   (France)

^b SAINT LOUIS HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Compliance; Elastic garment; Low stretch bandage; Lymphedema; Physiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; BREAST CANCER; COMPRESSION GARMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LYMPHEDEMA; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANUAL LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN CARE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; LYMPHEDEMA; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; STOCKINGS, COMPRESSION;

EID: 80051581938     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: 14337339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-010-0906-x     Document Type: Article

References (18)

1. Lucci A, McCall LM, Beitsch PD et al (2007) Surgical complications associated with sentinel lymph node dissection (SLND) plus axillary lymph node dissection compared with SLND alone in the American College of Surgeons Oncology Group Trial Z0011. J Clin Oncol 25:3657-3663 (Pubitemid 47372604)
2. Langer I, Guller U, Berclaz G et al (2007) Morbidity of sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLN) alone versus SLN and completion axillary lymph node dissection after breast cancer surgery: a prospective Swiss multicenter study on 659 patients. Ann Surg 245:452-461 (Pubitemid 46673142)
3. McLaughlin SA, Wright MJ, Morris KT et al (2008) Prevalence of lymphedema in women with breast cancer 5 years after sentinel lymph node biopsy or axillary dissection: objective measurements. J Clin Oncol 26:5213-5219
4. Heiney SP, McWayne J, Cunningham JE et al (2007) Quality of life and lymphedema following breast cancer. Lymphology 40:177-184 (Pubitemid 351238667)
5. Harris SR, Hugi MR, Olivotto IA, Levine M, Steering Committee for Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Care and Treatment of Breast Cancer (2001) Clinical practice guidelines for the care and treatment of breast cancer: 11. Lymphedema. CMAJ 164:191-199 (Pubitemid 32157741)
6. Lymphoedema Framework (2006) Best practice for the management of lymphoedema. International consensus. MEP Ltd, London
7. Cheville AL, McGarvey CL, Petrek JA et al (2003) Lymphedema management. Semin Radiat Oncol 13:290-301 (Pubitemid 36962651)
8. Szuba A, Cooke JP, Yousuf S, Rockson SG (2000) Decongestive lymphatic therapy for patients with cancer-related or primary lymphedema. Am J Med 109:296-300
9. Ko DS, Lerner R, Klose G, Cosimi AB (1998) Effective treatment of lymphedema of the extremities. Arch Surg 133:452-458 (Pubitemid 28193533)
10. Shaw C, Mortimer P, Judd PA (2007) A randomized controlled trial of weight reduction as a treatment for breast cancer-related lymphedema. Cancer 110:1868-1874 (Pubitemid 47557313)
11. Sitzia J (1995) Volume measurement in lymphoedema treatment: examination of formulae. Eur J Cancer Care 4:11-16
12. Galland C, Auvert JF, Flahault A, Vayssairat M (2002) Why and how post-mastectomy edema should be quantified in patients with breast cancer. Breast Cancer Res Treat 75:87-89
13. Boris M, Weindorf S, Lasinski B (1997) Persistence of lymphe-dema reduction after noninvasive complex lymphedema therapy. Oncology (Williston Park) 11:99-109, discussion 110, 113-114
14. Vignes S, Porcher R, Arrault M, Dupuy A (2007) Long-term management of breast cancer-related lymphedema after intensive decongestive physiotherapy. Breast Cancer Res Treat 101:285-29
15. Torres Lacomba M, Yuste Sánchez MJ, Zapico Goñi A et al (2010) Effectiveness of early physiotherapy to prevent lymphoe-dema after surgery for breast cancer: randomised, single blinded, clinical trial. BMJ 340:b5396. doi:10.1136/bmj.b5396
16. Kocak Z, Overgaard J (2000) Risk factors of arm lymphedema in breast cancer patients. Acta Oncol 39:389-392 (Pubitemid 30643087)
17. Petrek JA, Senie RT, Peters M, Rosen PP (2001) Lymphedema in a cohort of breast carcinoma survivors 20 years after diagnosis. Cancer 92:1368-1377 (Pubitemid 32947819)
18. Vignes S, Arrault M, Dupuy A (2007) Factors associated with increased breast cancer-related lymphedema volume. Acta Oncol 46:1138-1142 (Pubitemid 350058880)