A novel, validated method to quantify Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema (BCRL) following bilateral breast surgery

Lymphology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 64-74

  Miller, C L ^a   Specht, M C ^a   Horick, N ^a   Skolny, M N ^a   Jammallo, L S ^a   O'Toole, J ^a   Taghian, Alphonse G ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Bilateral surgery; Breast cancer; Lymphedema assessment; Prophylactic mastectomy; Quality of life; Volume formula

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BILATERAL BREAST SURGERY; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; BREAST CANCER; BREAST CANCER RELATED LYMPHEDEMA; BREAST SURGERY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER PATIENT; CELLULITIS; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPHEDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; SPECTROSCOPY; VOLUMETRY; ARM; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PATHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; BODY WEIGHT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHEDEMA; MASTECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 84885747139     PISSN: 00247766     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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