The Long-term Risk of Upper-extremity Lymphedema is Two-fold Higher in Breast Cancer Patients than in Melanoma Patients

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: We assessed the cumulative incidence, symptoms, and risk factors for upper-extremity lymphedema in breast cancer and melanoma patients undergoing sentinel lymph node biopsy or axillary lymph node dissection. METHODS: Patients were recruited preoperatively (time 0) and asse...

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Pubblicato in:J Surg Oncol
Autori principali: Voss, Rachel K., Cromwell, Kate D., Chiang, Yi-Ju, Armer, Jane M., Ross, Merrick I., Lee, Jeffrey E., Gershenwald, Jeffrey E., Stewart, Bob R., Shaitelman, Simona F., Cormier, Janice N.
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Lingua:Inglês
Pubblicazione: 2015
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Accesso online:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4715673/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26477877
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jso.24068
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