Impact of lower limb lymphedema on quality of life in gynecologic cancer survivors after pelvic lymph node dissection

Lymphedema after treatment for endometrial cancer − A review of prevalence and risk factors

“…The occurrence of lymph node metastases in the removed lymph nodes was shown by Mitra et al to be a risk factor for LLL [41], but the results are contradictory [28,43].…”

A Comparison of the Quality of Life in Patients With Primary and Secondary Lower Limb Lymphedema

“…It is most often a consequence of malignancy or malignancy-associated treatments and a significant cancer survivorship problem (Ahmed, Prizment, Lazovich, Schmitz, & Folsom, 2008; Akita et al, 2013; V. L. Beesley et al, 2015; Deng, Ridner, Murphy, & Dietrich, 2012; Fu, 2014; Kim et al, 2015; Novackova et al, 2012). …”

Lower Body Lymphedema in Patients with Gynecologic Cancer

“…LLL deeply impacts physical activity (71,72) and normal activities like walking, standing or house working. Financial difficulties are also reported (72,73) because of the additional costs due to rehabilitation treatments (74), changes of clothing to hide the appearance of swollen legs or the compression garments (75) or to the inability to continue the employment (73,75). Furthermore, women with LLL are more likely to experience symptoms of depression or anxiety (72,76), be less satisfied with sleep (71,72), more worried about a recurrence of cancer and more likely to interpret symptoms as possible indicators of recurrence (71).…”