ReviewCureus2022
The Breast Edema Enigma: Features, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Recommendations.
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16 citing papers in PubMed.
- The value of non-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging based on T2-weighted imaging and apparent diffusion coefficient in the study of three-tiered HER2 status in patients with breast cancer.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2026Article
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- Breast Edema in Women With Arm Lymphedema Following Breast-Conserving Surgery: A Systematic Review.Cureus · 2026Review
- Magnetic resonance imaging as a non-invasive breast cancer tool - the relevance of breast edema score: A retrospective study.World journal of radiology · 2026Article
- Beyond the Beam: Multimodal Imaging and Surveillance of Post-Radiotherapy Changes in the Breast.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Influencing factors of significant breast edema in breast cancer patients undergoing breast-conserving surgery during radiotherapy with DIBH.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Article
- Inter-breast Ratios of Tissue Dielectric Constant Values to Detect and Track Unilateral Breast Edema or Lymphedema.Cureus · 2025Article
- Breast Lymphedema Secondary to Lymph Node Tuberculosis: Case Report.European journal of breast health · 2025Article
- XGBoost Enhances the Performance of SAFE: A Novel Microwave Imaging System for Early Detection of Malignant Breast Cancer.Cancers · 2025Article
- Efficacy of a Mixture of Diosmin, Coumarin, and Arbutin on Preventing Breast Edema in Implant-Based Breast Reconstruction.Aesthetic surgery journal. Open forum · 2025Article
- Breast lymphedema following breast-conserving treatment for breast cancer: current status and future directions.Breast cancer research and treatment · 2024Review
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- Clinicopathological analysis and prognostic treatment study of angiosarcoma of the breast: a SEER population-based analysis.World journal of surgical oncology · 2023Article
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- Breast Cancer Awareness among Women.Journal of mid-life healthArticle
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Abstract
Breast edema most commonly occurs after breast cancer treatment involving breast-conserving therapy, although it may have a variety of other causes. As compared to research on breast cancer treatment-related lymphedema, breast edema and its objective measurement and diagnosis is far behind. Consequences of this disparity contribute to uncertainty and variability in its diagnosis, its treatment, and even the characterization of its incidence and morbidity. Moreover, consensus on a standardized definition, objective diagnostic method, and treatment techniques for breast edema has not yet been reached, making it difficult to provide appropriate guidelines with respect to its management. Given the recent rise in breast edema incidence as an outcome of the increasing use of breast-conserving therapy, this timely review examines the current state of breast edema assessment and makes a case for standardization in part via quantitative methods to diagnose and track breast edema.
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