Dual-frequency ultrasound examination of skin and subcutis thickness in breast cancer-related lymphedema

Breast Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 496-503

  Mellor, Russell H ^a   Bush, Nigel L ^b   Stanton, Anthony W B ^a   Bamber, Jeff C ^b   Levick, J Rodney ^a   Mortimer, Peter S ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Lymphedema; Skin; Subcutis; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARM; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPHEDEMA; SKIN EDEMA; SKIN EXAMINATION; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE;

AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHEDEMA; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE;

EID: 8744235145     PISSN: 1075122X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1075-122X.2004.21458.x     Document Type: Article

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