Complications of axillary lymph node dissection for carcinoma of the breast
Warmuth M, Bowen G, Prosnitz L, Chu L, Broadwater G, Peterson B, Leight G, Winer E. Complications of axillary lymph node dissection for carcinoma of the breast. Cancer 1998, 83: 1362-1368. PMID: 9762937, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0142(19981001)83:7<1362::aid-cncr13>3.0.co;2-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAxillary lymph node dissectionLymph node dissectionNode dissectionBreast carcinomaYounger ageGreater body surface areaTreatment factorsAdjuvant tamoxifen therapyEpisodes of infectionHistory of smokingLong-term complicationsMajority of symptomsFrequency of inflammationLong-term symptomsBody surface areaDaily activitiesCross-sectional surveySelf-administered questionnaireArm swellingTamoxifen therapySevere complicationsTerm complicationsYounger patientsPrimary managementRecurrence 2