Impact of Axillary Dissection on Clinical Outcomes of Breast Cancer Surgery

2000 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xianglin Du
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Clinical Outcomes ◽  
Axillary Dissection ◽  
Cancer Surgery ◽  
Breast Cancer Surgery

scholarly journals Quality of Life for Women with Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema: The Importance of Collaboration between Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and General Surgery Clinics

2021 ◽  
pp. 119-126
Author(s):  
Türkan Turgay ◽  
Pınar Günel Karadeniz ◽  
Göktürk Maralcan
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Body Image ◽  
Axillary Dissection ◽  
Cancer Surgery ◽  
Breast Cancer Surgery ◽  
Physical Medicine ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Breast Cancer Related Lymphedema

Background: The aim of this study was to examine the clinical characteristics and quality of life (QOL) of patients with BCRL (breast cancer-related lymphedema).Methods: In this cross-sectional descriptive study, patients' characteristics such as age, body mass index (BMI: kg/m²), history of chemotherapy (CT), radiotherapy (RT), hormone replacement therapy (HRT), neoadjuvant therapy (NT), cancer stages, and types of surgery were recorded. Patients were evaluated using the ‘Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand questionnaire’ (DASH), the ‘Lymphedema Quality of Life Questionnaire’ (LYMQOL-ARM), and a visual analogue scale (VAS). Results: A total of 68 women with the mean age of 52.50±9.33 and BMI 29.240 ± 5.05 kg/m² were recruited after breast cancer surgery in this study: thirty-three patients (48.5%) in Stage 0; 24 (35.3%) in Stage 1; 10 (14.7%) in Stage 2; and 1 (1.5%) in Stage 3. No statistically significant difference was found in the QOL according to treatments received after the diagnosis of breast cancer surgery, RT (except the appearance domain of QOL), CT, HRT, or NT. In patients who had received axillary dissection in combination with RT, a statistically significant association was observed between QOL related to body image and symptoms (p=0.009 and p=0.017, respectively). A statistically significant difference was found only in body image and clinical symptom domains according to the lymphedema stage (p=0.027 and p=0.002, respectively). It was observed that as shoulder pain (VAS) and disability (DASH) scores increased, scores of all domains of QOL increased except the overall domain in QOL (p<0.05). Conclusion: It was observed that clinical symptoms and body image parameters in QOL were associated with the lymphedema stage and the number of lymph nodes dissected. It was concluded that axillary dissection with axillary RT and RT alone after breast cancer surgery is associated with body image. Our study revealed that body image perception is related to the quality of life in patients with BCRL. Optimal management of the negative effects of self-reported lymphedema evaluated in the latency phase on quality of life requires coordination between Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and General Surgery Clinics.

scholarly journals Avoiding axillary dissection in breast cancer surgery: a randomized trial to assess the role of axillary radiotherapy

2005 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 383-388 ◽  
Author(s):  
U. Veronesi ◽  
R. Orecchia ◽  
S. Zurrida ◽  
V. Galimberti ◽  
A. Luini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Randomized Trial ◽  
Axillary Dissection ◽  
Cancer Surgery ◽  
Breast Cancer Surgery ◽  
Axillary Radiotherapy

Complications of breast cancer surgery with axillary dissection: An observational study

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 145-147
Author(s):  
Santosh Raghunath Munde ◽  
◽  
Shaikh Junaid Athar Abdul Samad ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Observational Study ◽  
Axillary Dissection ◽  
Cancer Surgery ◽  
Breast Cancer Surgery

scholarly journals Lower axillary dissection in breast cancer surgery may be candidate for cases with early breast cancer

2005 ◽  
Vol 52 (1,2) ◽  
pp. 74-79
Author(s):  
Masatsugu Takehisa ◽  
Taeko Nagao ◽  
Mitsuteru Yoshida ◽  
Toshiyuki Hirose ◽  
Aiichiro Kajikawa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Early Breast Cancer ◽  
Axillary Dissection ◽  
Cancer Surgery ◽  
Breast Cancer Surgery
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