SynthesisBreast (Edinburgh, Scotland)2020
Clinical application of axillary reverse mapping in patients with breast cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- The effectiveness and safety of low-level laser therapy on breast cancer-related lymphedema: An overview and update of systematic reviews.Lasers in medical science · 2022Pooled it
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- Low-Cost Dual-Dye Axillary Reverse Mapping in Locally Advanced Breast Cancer After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy: A Phase I Feasibility and Arm-Related Quality of Life Outcomes Study.World journal of surgery · 2026Article
- Axillary Reverse Mapping Improves Quality of Life by Significantly Reducing Clinically Relevant Lymphedema After Axillary Lymph Node Dissection in Older Women with Breast Cancer.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2026Article
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- Dosimetric Feasibility of Tomotherapy-Based Selective Axillary Sparing Regional Nodal Irradiation for Lymphedema Risk Reduction in Breast Cancer.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- Lymphatic Mapping and Preservation: Strategies to Reduce Lymphatic Damage and Its Consequences in Lower Limb Surgery.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2025Article
- Clinical Relevance of Animal Models of Lymphatic Dysfunction and Lymphedema.Microcirculation (New York, N.Y. : 1994) · 2025Review
- Sonographic localisation of lymph nodes suspicious of metastatic breast cancer to surgical axillary levels.Journal of medical radiation sciences · 2025Review
- Incidence of lymphedema related to various cancers.Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England) · 2024Review
- Supermicrosurgery lymphaticovenous and lymphaticolymphatic anastomosis: Technical detail and short-term follow-up for immediate lymphatic reconstruction in breast cancer treatment-related lymphedema prevention.Journal of vascular surgery. Venous and lymphatic disorders · 2024Article
- Evolution of Indocyanine Green Fluorescence in Breast and Axilla Surgery: An Australasian Experience.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Comprehensive strategies in breast cancer-related lymphedema prevention: insights from a multifaceted program.Frontiers in oncology · 2024Article
- The Role of Imaging of Lymphatic System to Prevent Cancer Related Lymphedema.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Lymph node metastasis in cancer progression: molecular mechanisms, clinical significance and therapeutic interventions.Signal transduction and targeted therapy · 2023Review
- Breast Cancer Cryoablation in the Multidisciplinary Setting: Practical Guidelines for Patients and Physicians.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Role of Nuclear Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping Compared to New Alternative Imaging Methods.Journal of personalized medicine · 2023Review
- The prevention and treatment of breast cancer- related lymphedema: A review.Frontiers in oncology · 2022Review
- Evaluation of Relative Abundance of Lymphedema after Reverse Axillary Mapping in Patients with Breast Cancer.Advanced biomedical research · 2022Article
- Preventing Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema: Feasibility of Axillary Reverse Mapping Technique.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe axillary reverse mapping (ARM) technique, identify and preserve arm nodes during sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) or axillary lymph node dissection (ALND), was developed to prevent breast-cancer related lymphedema (BCRL) remains controversial.
methodsA comprehensive search of Medline Ovid, Pubmed, Web of Science and the Cochrane CENTRAL databases was conducted from the inception till January 2020. The key word including "breast cancer", "axillary reverse mapping", and "lymphedema". Stata 15.1 software was used for the meta-analysis.
resultsAs a result, twenty-nine related studies involving 4954 patients met our inclusion criteria. The pooled overall estimate lymphedema incidence was 7% (95% CI 4%-11%, I
conclusionsARM was found to significantly reduce the incidence of BCRL. The selection of patients for this procedure should be based on their axillary nodal status. Preoperative neoadjuvant chemotherapy has no significant impact on the ARM lymph node metastasis rate.
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