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Risk factors and a prediction model for lower limb lymphedema following lymphadenectomy in gynecologic cancer: a hospital-based retrospective cohort study

BACKGROUND: Lower limb lymphedema (LLL) is a chronic and incapacitating condition afflicting patients who undergo lymphadenectomy for gynecologic cancer. This study aimed to identify risk factors for LLL and to develop a prediction model for its occurrence. METHODS: Pelvic lymphadenectomy (PLA) with...

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Autores principales: Kuroda, Kenji, Yamamoto, Yasuhiro, Yanagisawa, Manami, Kawata, Akira, Akiba, Naoya, Suzuki, Kensuke, Naritaka, Kazutoshi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5526302/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28743274
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12905-017-0403-1