Characteristics of lymphoedema, in particular midline lymphoedema, after treatment for prostate cancer: a retrospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patients undergoing treatment for prostate cancer may develop lymphoedema of the midline region. This has a substantial impact on a patient's quality of life and its diagnosis is often delayed or missed. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to compare the characteristics of patients with leg and midline lymphoedema to patients with only leg lymphoedema.

Methods

We retrospectively collected patient-, cancer-, lymphoedema- and lymphoedema treatment-related data of 109 men with lymphoedema after treatment for prostate cancer. First, 42 characteristics were compared between both groups. Second, factors predicting presence of midline lymphoedema were explored by multivariable analyses.

Results

The mean age of the patients with lymphoedema was 68 ( ±7) years a

SUBMITTER: Van Calster C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11373232 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature