RT Journal Article
T1 Analysis of different lymphedema assessment tools in women with breast cancer after mastectomy
A1 Abalo Núñez, Maria Del Rocio
A1 Da Cuña Carrera, Iria
A1 Alonso Calvete, Alejandra
A1 Lantarón Caeiro, Eva María
A1 Soto González, Maria Mercedes
K1 3201.01 Oncología
K1 3207.04 Patología Cardiovascular
AB Background: Lymphedema is a common complication after mastectomy in women with breast cancer. Several methods have been described to assess and diagnose lymphedema, one of the most studied being the perimeter and ultrasonography. However, the reliability of these methods and the correlation between them are still controversial. The aim of this study was to analyze the reliability of cytometry and ultrasound imaging in the assessment of lymphedema after mastectomy in women with breast cancer and to study the correlation between them.Methods and Results: A cross-sectional study was conducted in 29 women with mastectomy after breast cancer. Lymphedema in the arm was measured both with cytometry and ultrasonography. Reliability was calculated with intraclass correlation coefficient. The correlation between the two methods was carried out with the Pearson correlation coefficient. Both cytometry (M1: α = 0.999, ICC = 0.996; M2: = α = 0.998, ICC = 0.994) and ultrasonography (M1: α = 0.992, ICC = 0.976; M2: = α = 0.991, ICC = 0.973) are reliable methods to assess lymphedema in the arm. No significant correlation was found between them (p > 0.05).Conclusions: Cytometry and ultrasonography appear to be adequate for the measurement of edema in women with breast cancer after mastectomy. However, for an accurate measurement of lymphedema, these measurements should not be used interchangeably.
PB Lymphatic Research and Biology
SN 15396851
YR 2024
FD 2024-08
LK http://hdl.handle.net/11093/8152
UL http://hdl.handle.net/11093/8152
LA eng
NO Lymphatic Research and Biology, 22(4): 224-229 (2024)
DS Investigo
RD 17-mar-2025