Prevalence of lymphoedema more than five years after breast cancer treatment

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1059-1063

  Lopez Penha, T R ^a   Slangen, J J G ^a   Heuts, E M ^a   Voogd, A C ^a   Von Meyenfeldt, M F ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Breast cancer related lymphoedema; Circumference; Long term prevalence; Water displacement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARM CIRCUMFERENCE; ARTICLE; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE EXTIRPATION; BREAST CANCER; BREAST CANCER RELATED LYMPHOEDEMA; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIMB SWELLING; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPHEDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARTIAL MASTECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; WATER DISPLACEMENT METHOD;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPHEDEMA; MASTECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SELF REPORT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS; UPPER EXTREMITY; WATER;

EID: 80955142714     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: 15322157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2011.09.001     Document Type: Article

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