作者
Peiman Haddad, Mostafa Farzin, Farnaz Amouzegar-Hashemi, Bita Kalaghchi, Shadi Babazadeh, Hamid-Reza Mirzaei, Ahmad Mousavizadeh, Iraj Harirchi, Jahangir Rafat
发表日期
2010/10
期刊
Breast Cancer
卷号
17
页码范围
281-285
出版商
Springer Japan
简介
Background
We performed a cross-sectional multicentre study to assess the prevalence of lymphedema after breast cancer treatment in Iran.
Patients and methods
All female breast cancer patients who attended our follow-up clinics four or more years after their surgery with no sign of disease were asked to participate in this study. Lymphedema was defined as an increase of 10% in the circumference of the arm on the involved side compared to the opposite arm.
Results
The total number of patients participating in this study was 355. The prevalence of lymphedema in the study patients was 17.5%, with the rate varying significantly (between 4 and 21%) among the three study centres (p = 0.007). The mean number of months post surgery was larger for patients with lymphedema (84 months) than for those without (79 …
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