Breast cancer related lymphedema in patients with different loco-regional treatments.

Ozcinar B., Guler S. A., Kocaman N., Ozkan M., Gulluoglu B. M., Ozmen V.

Breast (Edinburgh, Scotland), cilt.21, sa.3, ss.361-5, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 21 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2012
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.breast.2012.03.002
  • Dergi Adı: Breast (Edinburgh, Scotland)
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.361-5
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Breast cancer, Lymphedema, Axillary dissection, Sentinel lymph node biopsy, Radiotherapy, SENTINEL-NODE BIOPSY, EDEMA FOLLOWING TREATMENT, AXILLARY DISSECTION, ARM EDEMA, RISK-FACTORS, FOLLOW-UP, MORBIDITY, WOMEN, PREVALENCE, CARCINOMA
  • Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Introduction: Lymphedema, a sequela of breast cancer and breast cancer therapy, changes functional abilities and may affect a patient's psychosocial adjustment and overall quality of life. Aim of this prospective observational study was to determine the rate of mid-term and late time period lymphedema in breast cancer patients with different loco-regional treatments, and factors associated with lymphedema.