Body Mass Index as a Major Risk Factor for Severe Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Benoit Chaput; Amélie Lusque; Julie Malloizel-Delaunay; Charlotte Chollet; Alexandra Yannoutsos; Barbara Garmy-Susini; Elodie Chantalat; Hélène Leray; Charlotte Vaysse; Léonard Bouglon
- Source
- Lymphatic Research and Biology. 18:510-516
- Subject
- Adult
Oncology
medicine.medical_specialty
Breast Cancer Lymphedema
Breast Neoplasms
macromolecular substances
030204 cardiovascular system & hematology
Body Mass Index
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Breast cancer
Risk Factors
hemic and lymphatic diseases
Internal medicine
medicine
Humans
Risk factor
Mastectomy
Aged
Retrospective Studies
Aged, 80 and over
business.industry
Middle Aged
medicine.disease
Obesity
humanities
body regions
Lymphedema
nervous system
030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
Lymph Node Excision
Female
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
business
Body mass index
Breast Cancer Related Lymphedema
- Language
- ISSN
- 1557-8585
1539-6851
Background: A few studies have examined the characteristics of severe breast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL). This study aims at analyzing the factors associated with severe lymphedema (LE) across...