"Breast Cancer Lymphedema" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Abnormal accumulation of lymph in the arm, shoulder and breast area associated with surgical treatment (e.g., MASTECTOMY) or radiation treatment of breast cancer.
| Descriptor ID |
D000072656
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C15.604.496.160 C23.550.767.082
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| Concept/Terms |
Breast Cancer Lymphedema- Breast Cancer Lymphedema
- Breast Cancer Lymphedemas
- Lymphedema, Breast Cancer
- Breast Cancer Treatment-Related Lymphedema
- Breast Cancer Treatment Related Lymphedema
- Breast Cancer-Related Arm Lymphedema
- Breast Cancer Related Arm Lymphedema
- Breast Cancer Related Lymphedema
Postmastectomy Lymphedema- Postmastectomy Lymphedema
- Lymphedema, Postmastectomy
- Lymphedemas, Postmastectomy
- Postmastectomy Lymphedemas
- Post-mastectomy Lymphedema
- Lymphedema, Post-mastectomy
- Post mastectomy Lymphedema
- Post-mastectomy Lymphedemas
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| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Breast Cancer Lymphedema" by people in Profiles.
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Race/ethnicity, genetic ancestry, and breast cancer-related lymphedema in the Pathways Study. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2016 08; 159(1):119-29.