Who Will Continuously Depend on Compression to Control Persistent or Progressive Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema Despite 2 Years of Conservative Care?
Chul JungJaYoung KimYu Jin SeoKyeong Joo SongMa Nessa GelvosaJin Geun KwonChangsik John PakHyunsuk Peter SuhJoon Pio HongHwa Jung KimJae Yong JeonPublished in: Journal of clinical medicine (2020)
BCRL patients with direct radiotherapy to the LNs, extensive LN dissection, and delayed onset may be compression-dependent despite 2 years of conservative care. Initially moderate to severe BCRL and a history of cellulitis also seem to be strongly associated with compression dependence. Our results allow for the early prediction of compression-dependent patients who should be considered for physiologic surgery.
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