Patients who report cording after breast cancer surgery are at higher risk of lymphedema: Results from a large prospective screening cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To identify the association between cording and breast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL); describe time course, location, symptoms and functional impairments.

Methods

A total of 1181 patients were prospectively screened for BCRL after breast cancer (BC) surgery, including patient-reported outcome measures (4193) and perometric arm volume measurements (BCRL defined as relative or weight-adjusted volume change [RVC or WAC] ≥10% ≥3 months postoperatively).

Results

A total of 374/1181 patients (31.7%) reported cording first a median of 4.5 months postoperatively, and were more likely to: have body mass index less than 30 kg/m² ; be less than 55 years of age; have had mastectomy, axillary lymph node dissection, regional lymph node radiation, neoadjuvan

SUBMITTER: Brunelle CL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7369228 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature