breast neoplasms/edema

OBJECTIVE To elucidate the time course of taxane-induced edema which may affect the patients' quality of life (QOL). METHODS Our study included the first 300 Japanese patients assigned to 1 of 4 regimens using docetaxel (DTX) or paclitaxel (PTX) by 1:1:1:1 in a randomized controlled trial to

OBJECTIVE To determine the incidence of arm edema in women with early-stage breast cancer after breast-conserving surgery and irradiation. METHODS Women aged 29-83 years (mean, 55.9 years) treated with breast-conserving surgery and irradiation (n = 183) underwent a series of measurements of the

A 61-year-old woman with metastatic breast cancer presented with migrainelike episodes over the past 10 months. FDG-PET/CT(PET/CT) showed relatively symmetric areas of photopenia predominantly in the bilateral superior parietal lobules. Subsequent contrast-enhanced MRI revealed leptomeningeal

This work examined whether ultrasonography (US) provides detailed information about physical characteristics of lymphedema and whether there is agreement between imaging and clinical data. The study population included 46 women with chronic arm edema after axillary dissection for breast cancer. US

To identify risk factors in the development of arm edema (AE) after conservative management of breast cancer, the authors prospectively measured differences in upper and lower arm circumference in 282 patients with stage I or II breast cancer who received radiation. AE was defined as a difference of

Mammary skin edema has been quantitated in 205 cases of T1, T2 and T3 breast cancer by mammographic measurement, and its prognostic significance assessed. Edema was present in 70% of patients and the incidence was directly related to tumor size. Edema was seen on occasions in all quadrants of the

Edema is a frequent side effect observed in patients receiving docetaxel hydrate(DTX)treatment. However, the factors contributing to the development of edema in breast cancer patients receiving this treatment have not been completely elucidated. In this study, we examined the electronic medical

UNASSIGNED There is little research on hand edema in the population at risk for breast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL). UNASSIGNED Study aims included reporting potential importance of hand edema (HE) as a risk factor for progression of edema in patients treated for breast cancer at risk for BCRL,

The appearance of breast edema in the conservative approach of breast cancer is correlated with axillary dissection, and it is worsened by radiotherapy. In rare cases there are serious edema and erythema of the breast at the beginning of radiotherapy. We present a patient with edema and erythema of

The study was concerned with comparison of the characteristics of primary tumor in 80 cases of the infiltrative-edematous form of breast cancer. The control group included 192 patients with breast cancer unaggravated by edema. The involvement of regional lymph nodes proved to be the same in both

Purpose: To investigate the relationship between breast cancer imaging features on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and histopathological characteristics. Methods and materials:

[Purpose] Breast cancer-related upper extremity lymph edema is known to cause physical, functional and psychological impairments in women after modified radical mastectomy. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of phase I Complex Decongestive Physiotherapy (CDP) on physical functions

BACKGROUND Docetaxel is a key drug for metastatic breast cancer (MBC). In patients with MBC, the treatment objective is durable response with minimum toxicity. In Japan, the approved dose of docetaxel is 60-70 mg/m(2) every 3 weeks, whereas 75-100 mg/m(2) docetaxel is common in the West. METHODS We