Assessment of local tissue water in the arms and trunk of breast cancer survivors with and without upper extremity lymphoedema.

ABSTRACT: Given the paucity of information on local tissue water (LTW) in the upper extremity and trunk of women after breast cancer surgery, the purpose of this study was to compare tissue dielectric constant (TDC) values between the affected and unaffected sides of breast cancer survivors with and without upper extremity lymphoedema (LE). Differences in LTW were assessed using the TDC method for three sites in the upper limbs, three sites in the lateral thorax and two sites on the back. Additional measures included demographic and clinical characteristics, arm circumference and bioimpedance analysis. For the 112 survivors without LE, no differences in TDC values were found between the affected and unaffected sides for the first dorsal web space, ventral forearm and upper arm, and upper and lower b

SUBMITTER: Mazor M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6289797 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature