Breast Cancer Related Lymphedema and Conservative Therapies


BAŞARAN S., Kozanoglu E.

TURKIYE FIZIKSEL TIP VE REHABILITASYON DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION, cilt.55, sa.1, ss.30-35, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

Özet

Lymphedema is characterized by generalized or regional accumulation of protein-rich interstitial fluid that occurs as a consequence of congenital or acquired disruption of lymphatic circulation. Cancer-related lymphedema is the most common cause of secondary upper and lower extremity lymphedema.