Lymphedema of the operated and irradiated breast in breast cancer patients following breast conserving surgery and radiotherapy

Lymphology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 154-164

  Adriaenssens, Nele ^a   Verbelen, H ^b   Lievens, P ^b   Lamote, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^b VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Breast conserving surgery; Breast edema; Incidence; Irradiated breast; Lymphedema of the breast; Quality of life; Radiotherapy; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST DISEASE; BREAST EDEMA; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER HORMONE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAIR LOSS; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPHEDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARTIAL MASTECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUAL SATISFACTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LYMPHEDEMA; MASTECTOMY, SEGMENTAL; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIOTHERAPY; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84877088780     PISSN: 00247766     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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