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Lymph-Venous Anastomosis for Breast Cancer-Related Lymphoedema after Docetaxel-Based Chemotherapy
Docetaxel-based chemotherapy, which is administered before or after axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) in breast cancer patients with positive axillary lymph nodes, is reported as an independent risk factor for development of breast cancer-related lymphoedema (BCRL). Severe hardening of the soft...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8910864/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35268500 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm11051409 |
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author | Fuse, Yuma Karakawa, Ryo Yano, Tomoyuki Yoshimatsu, Hidehiko |
author_facet | Fuse, Yuma Karakawa, Ryo Yano, Tomoyuki Yoshimatsu, Hidehiko |
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description | Docetaxel-based chemotherapy, which is administered before or after axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) in breast cancer patients with positive axillary lymph nodes, is reported as an independent risk factor for development of breast cancer-related lymphoedema (BCRL). Severe hardening of the soft tissue, which is a typical manifestation of BCRL with a history of docetaxel-based chemotherapy, has been considered a contraindication for lymph-venous anastomosis (LVA). This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of LVA for BCRL with a history of the use of docetaxel. Twenty-six consecutive BCRL patients who underwent LVA were reviewed retrospectively. All patients underwent ALND. Amongst 23 patients who had chemotherapy for breast cancer, docetaxel-based chemotherapy was administered in 12 patients. The postoperative change of the limb circumferences and the improvement of subjective symptoms were assessed. Overall, patients showed improvements of the limb circumferences at the wrist, the elbow, and 5 cm above and below the elbow. There were no statistical differences of the postoperative changes of the circumferences between the docetaxel-administered and non-administered groups (0.25% vs. 2.8% at 5 cm above the elbow (p = 0.23), −0.4% vs. 0.7% at 5 cm below the elbow (p = 0.56), and 2.5% vs. 2.5 % at the wrist (p = 0.82)). LVA is comparably effective for lymphedematous patients who had undergone docetaxel-based chemotherapy before or after ALND. |
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spelling | pubmed-89108642022-03-11 Lymph-Venous Anastomosis for Breast Cancer-Related Lymphoedema after Docetaxel-Based Chemotherapy Fuse, Yuma Karakawa, Ryo Yano, Tomoyuki Yoshimatsu, Hidehiko J Clin Med Article Docetaxel-based chemotherapy, which is administered before or after axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) in breast cancer patients with positive axillary lymph nodes, is reported as an independent risk factor for development of breast cancer-related lymphoedema (BCRL). Severe hardening of the soft tissue, which is a typical manifestation of BCRL with a history of docetaxel-based chemotherapy, has been considered a contraindication for lymph-venous anastomosis (LVA). This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of LVA for BCRL with a history of the use of docetaxel. Twenty-six consecutive BCRL patients who underwent LVA were reviewed retrospectively. All patients underwent ALND. Amongst 23 patients who had chemotherapy for breast cancer, docetaxel-based chemotherapy was administered in 12 patients. The postoperative change of the limb circumferences and the improvement of subjective symptoms were assessed. Overall, patients showed improvements of the limb circumferences at the wrist, the elbow, and 5 cm above and below the elbow. There were no statistical differences of the postoperative changes of the circumferences between the docetaxel-administered and non-administered groups (0.25% vs. 2.8% at 5 cm above the elbow (p = 0.23), −0.4% vs. 0.7% at 5 cm below the elbow (p = 0.56), and 2.5% vs. 2.5 % at the wrist (p = 0.82)). LVA is comparably effective for lymphedematous patients who had undergone docetaxel-based chemotherapy before or after ALND. MDPI 2022-03-04 /pmc/articles/PMC8910864/ /pubmed/35268500 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm11051409 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Fuse, Yuma Karakawa, Ryo Yano, Tomoyuki Yoshimatsu, Hidehiko Lymph-Venous Anastomosis for Breast Cancer-Related Lymphoedema after Docetaxel-Based Chemotherapy |
title | Lymph-Venous Anastomosis for Breast Cancer-Related Lymphoedema after Docetaxel-Based Chemotherapy |
title_full | Lymph-Venous Anastomosis for Breast Cancer-Related Lymphoedema after Docetaxel-Based Chemotherapy |
title_fullStr | Lymph-Venous Anastomosis for Breast Cancer-Related Lymphoedema after Docetaxel-Based Chemotherapy |
title_full_unstemmed | Lymph-Venous Anastomosis for Breast Cancer-Related Lymphoedema after Docetaxel-Based Chemotherapy |
title_short | Lymph-Venous Anastomosis for Breast Cancer-Related Lymphoedema after Docetaxel-Based Chemotherapy |
title_sort | lymph-venous anastomosis for breast cancer-related lymphoedema after docetaxel-based chemotherapy |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8910864/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35268500 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm11051409 |
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