Improving surgical outcomes: standardizing the reporting of incidence and severity of acute lymphedema after sentinel lymph node biopsy and axillary lymph node dissection

Am J Surg. 2006 Nov;192(5):636-9. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2006.08.018.

Authors

Wesley P Francis¹, Pamella Abghari, Wei Du, Christine Rymal, Moheen Suna, Mary A Kosir

Affiliation

¹ Surgical Section, John D. Dingell, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Detroit, MI, USA.

PMID: 17071198
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2006.08.018

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Body Mass Index
Breast Neoplasms / diagnosis
Breast Neoplasms / surgery*
Breast Neoplasms, Male / diagnosis
Breast Neoplasms, Male / surgery
Female
Humans
Lymph Node Excision / adverse effects*
Lymphatic Metastasis / pathology
Lymphedema / epidemiology*
Male
Outcome Assessment, Health Care*
Postoperative Complications / epidemiology*
Prospective Studies
Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy / adverse effects*
Severity of Illness Index
Treatment Outcome