Risk factors of breast cancer-related lymphedema

Lymphatic Research and Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 72-75

  Ugur, Saadet ^a   Arici, Cumhur ^b   Yaprak, Muhittin ^b   Mesci, Ayhan ^b   Arici, Gulbin Ayse ^b   Dolay, Kemal ^c   Ozmen, Vahit ^d  

^a Diyarbakir Devlet Hastanesi   (Turkey)

^b AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c ISTANBUL MEDIPOL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; ARM SWELLING; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPHANGITIS; LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE; LYMPHEDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTECTOMY; OBESITY; PARTIAL MASTECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHEDEMA; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84879404176     PISSN: 15396851     EISSN: 15578585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/lrb.2013.0004     Document Type: Article

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