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A Case Report on Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema in Adulthood

Breast cancer is a common occurrence in women, and it is also associated with lymphedema. In this case, the patient reported breast cancer-related lymphedema after a radical mastectomy with axillary lymph node dissection in the left breast; after her treatment, she experienced this condition for thr...

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Autores principales: Kalra, Ruchika, Anand, Bhavna, Sharma, Harshita
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9199379/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35719770
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.25042
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description Breast cancer is a common occurrence in women, and it is also associated with lymphedema. In this case, the patient reported breast cancer-related lymphedema after a radical mastectomy with axillary lymph node dissection in the left breast; after her treatment, she experienced this condition for three months. Following the assessment, it was determined that the lymphedema was in stage 2 as a result of the delay. As the measurements increased, CDT was recommended for the treatment. This study provides evidence that early assessment and regular self-assessment for signs can lead to early resolution. With no cure, the only solution is to prevent and manage breast cancer lymphedema.
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spelling pubmed-91993792022-06-16 A Case Report on Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema in Adulthood Kalra, Ruchika Anand, Bhavna Sharma, Harshita Cureus Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Breast cancer is a common occurrence in women, and it is also associated with lymphedema. In this case, the patient reported breast cancer-related lymphedema after a radical mastectomy with axillary lymph node dissection in the left breast; after her treatment, she experienced this condition for three months. Following the assessment, it was determined that the lymphedema was in stage 2 as a result of the delay. As the measurements increased, CDT was recommended for the treatment. This study provides evidence that early assessment and regular self-assessment for signs can lead to early resolution. With no cure, the only solution is to prevent and manage breast cancer lymphedema. Cureus 2022-05-16 /pmc/articles/PMC9199379/ /pubmed/35719770 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.25042 Text en Copyright © 2022, Kalra et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9199379/
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