Improving surgical outcomes: standardizing the reporting of incidence and severity of acute lymphedema after sentinel lymph node biopsy and axillary lymph node dissection.
Francis
Wesley P
WP
Surgical Section, John D. Dingell, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Detroit, MI, USA.
Abghari
Pamella
P
Du
Wei
W
Rymal
Christine
C
Suna
Moheen
M
Kosir
Mary A
MA
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D018567:Breast Neoplasms, Male / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis / Q000473:pathology; D008209:Lymphedema / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D021701:Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome