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Risk factors for lower limb lymphedema after lymph node dissection in patients with ovarian and uterine carcinoma

BACKGROUND: Lymph node dissection has proven prognostic benefits for patients with ovarian or uterine carcinoma; however, one of the complications associated with this procedure is lymphedema. We aimed to identify the factors that are associated with the occurrence of lymphedema after lymph node dis...

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Autores principales: Tada, Harue, Teramukai, Satoshi, Fukushima, Masanori, Sasaki, Hiroshi
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2660366/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19193243
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2407-9-47