Predictors of Unilateral Arm Lymphedema in Non-obese Locoregionally Advanced Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy, Modified Radical Mastectomy, and Postoperative Irradiation

Predictors of Unilateral Arm Lymphedema in Non-obese Locoregionally Advanced Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy, Modified Radical Mastectomy, and Postoperative Irradiation

Objective: The most dreaded long-term complication of axillary lymph node dissection remains upper arm lymphedema. Our study has strategized the three most common identified causes of post treatment arm lymphedema, i.e., obesity, radiation, and neoadjuvant chemotherapy and tried to identify the hist...

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Main Authors: Surjeet Dwivedi, Amiy Arnav, Varun Kumar Agarwal, S K Deshpande, Rohit Sharma, Naresh Saidha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Galenos Publishing House 2024-04-01
Series:European Journal of Breast Health
Subjects:
axillary lymph node dissection
upper arm lymphedema
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
modified radical mastectomy
breast cancer
locoregional therapy
Online Access: http://www.eurjbreasthealth.com/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/predictors-of-unilateral-arm-lymphedema-in-non-obe/64800

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