Advance in Examination and Evaluation of Upper Limb Lymphedema after Breast Cancer Surgery (review)
WANG He-wei
JIA Jie
Abstract：Upper limb lymphedema is one of the most common complications secondary to breast cancer surgery. Detailed medical his-tory inquiry, careful physical examination, and precise and objective measurement are indispensable to accurately diagnose and evaluate up-per limb lymphedema. The mostly widely used objective assessments include circumference and volume measurement, bioimpedance for de-tection of fluid state and all kinds of lymphatic system imaging techniques.
Keywords：breast cancerlymphedemaassessmentmeasurementreview
Publication Date：2017-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：6( 1001-1006 )