Long-Term Sequelae of Breast Cancer Surgery

Paci, Euǵenio; Cariddi, A.; Barchielli, Alessandro; Bianchi, Simonetta; Cardona, G; Distante, V.; Giorgi, Daniela; Pacini, P; Zappa, M; Turco, Marco Rosselli Del

doi:10.1177/030089169608200405

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“…The reports of Ferrandez et al 10 and Schunemann and Willich 11 were translated from the French and German, respectively. The other five reports [5][6][7][8][9] were written in the English language. Because only a few of the reports state the breast carcinoma treatment of their patient population, it was not possible to include this important variable in the comparative analysis.…”

Section: Lymphedema Incidencementioning

confidence: 99%

Incidence of breast carcinoma-related lymphedema

Petrek

Heelan

1998

Cancer

399

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Section: Lymphedema Incidencementioning

confidence: 99%

Incidence of breast carcinoma-related lymphedema

Petrek

Heelan

1998

Cancer

399

226

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“…Fifty percent of breast cancer cases are diagnosed at an advanced stage and include lymph node metastatic infiltration, necessitating more aggressive and costly treatment (3) and increasing the risk of post-treatment complications (4)(5)(6)(7)(8).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Physiotherapeutic stimulation: Early prevention of lymphedema following axillary lymph node dissection for breast cancer treatment

Sarri¹,

Moriguchi²,

Dias

et al. 2010

Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine

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Abstract. The aim of this study was to confirm the effectiveness of early physiotherapeutic stimulation for lymphatic flow progression in patients with breast cancer undergoing axillary dissection. This was a randomized experimental study on 22 patients who underwent lymphoscintigraphy in their arms on two different occasions, firstly without stimulation and secondly after randomization into two groups: without physiotherapeutic stimulation (WOPS; n=10) and with physiotherapeutic stimulation (WPS; n=12). The lymphoscintigraphy scan was performed with 99m Tc-phytate administered into the second interdigital space of the hand, ipsilaterally to the dissected axilla, in three phases: dynamic, static, and delayed whole body imaging. Physiotherapeutic stimulation was carried out using Földi's technique. In both groups, images from the two examinations of each patient were compared. Flow progression was considered positive when, on the second examination, the radiopharmaceutical reached areas more distant from the injection site. Statistical analysis was used to evaluate frequencies, percentages and central trend measurements, and non-parametric tests were conducted. Descriptive analysis showed that the WPS and WOPS groups were similar in terms of mean age, weight, height, body mass index and number of lymph nodes removed. There were statistically significant associations between physiotherapeutic stimulation and radiopharmaceutical progression at all three phases of the study (p<0.0001). Early physiotherapeutic stimulation in breast cancer patients undergoing radical axillary dissection is effective, and can therefore be indicated as a preventive measure against lymphedema.

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“…The main options for breast cancer treatment include surgery, radiation therapy and chemotherapy (Mirshahidi & Abraham, 2004). Surgical procedures usually lead to significant morbidity such as lymph edema, muscle wasting, neuropathy and chronic pain (Paci et al, 1996). Radiation therapy is useful for cancer which is more localized, but it also carry a number of acute and chronic side-effects such as nausea, diarrhea, pain and fatigue (Ewesuedo & Ratain, 2003).…”

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confidence: 99%