Ultrasonografic changes in the axillary vein of patients with lymphedema after mastectomy

Ultrasonografic changes in the axillary vein of patients with lymphedema after mastectomy

OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of sonographic abnormalities (SA) in the axillary vein of patients with and without post-mastectomy lymphedema. METHODS: We studied a sample of 80 women, divided into two equal groups, with and without lymphedema, with B mode ultrasound, color and pulsed Dopple...

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Main Authors: Gilberto Ferreira de Abreu Junior, Guilherme Benjamin Brandão Pitta, Marcelo Araújo, Aldemar de Araújo Castro, Walter Ferreira de Azevedo Junior, Fausto Miranda Junior
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões
Series:Revista do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões
Subjects:
Breast cancer
Axillary Vein
Lymphedema
Ultrasonography
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