Risk of lymphedema after mastectomy: Potential benefit of applying ACOSOG Z0011 protocol to mastectomy patients

Breast Cancer Research and Treatment

Volumn 144, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 71-77

  Miller, Cynthia L ^a   Specht, Michelle C ^a   Skolny, Melissa N ^a   Horick, Nora ^a   Jammallo, Lauren S ^a   O'Toole, Jean ^a   Shenouda, Mina N ^a   Sadek, Betro T ^a   Smith, Barbara L ^a   Taghian, Alphonse G ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Lymphedema; Mastectomy; Quality of life; Radiation therapy; Sentinel lymph node biopsy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BODY MASS; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPHEDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SCREENING TEST; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; THORAX WALL; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTINEOPLASTIC PROTOCOLS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LYMPHEDEMA; MASTECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RADIOTHERAPY; RISK FACTORS; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84896734948     PISSN: 01676806     EISSN: 15737217     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10549-014-2856-3     Document Type: Article

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