Browsing: lymphedema

Top Line: Does skin dose influence the risk of developing breast lymphedema after whole breast radiation?The Study: Breast lymphedema can…

Considering the target of comprehensive head and neck irradiation, it’s not surprising that post-treatment lymphedema is the rule rather than…

In this trial, 17.4% of breast cancer patients who underwent immediate lymphatic reconstruction followed by regional nodal irradiation developed chronic…

External validation of a lymphedema model using five clinical factors (number of involved nodes and performance of full axillary dissection…

Top Line: The Study: The axillary lateral thoracic vessel junction (ALTJ) is a region lying just lateral to the pectoralis…

Top Line: Does the technique of immediate breast reconstruction after mastectomy impact the risk of lymphedema?The Study: This Korean retrospective…

Modern series have revealed that rates of lymphedema are quite low after de-escalated modern treatments for breast cancer. Here is…