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ArticleCureus2022

A Case Report on Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema in Adulthood.

Ruchika Kalra, Bhavna Anand, Harshita Sharma

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Article in Cureus, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 42% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Ruchika KalraPhysiotherapy, Amity Institute of Physiotherapy, Noida, IND.
Bhavna AnandPhysiotherapy, Amity Institute of Physiotherapy, Noida, IND.
Harshita SharmaPhysiotherapy, Fortis Super Specialty Hospital, Delhi, IND.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Breast cancer is a common occurrence in women, and it is also associated with lymphedema. In this case, the patient reported breast cancer-related lymphedema after a radical mastectomy with axillary lymph node dissection in the left breast; after her treatment, she experienced this condition for three months. Following the assessment, it was determined that the lymphedema was in stage 2 as a result of the delay. As the measurements increased, CDT was recommended for the treatment. This study provides evidence that early assessment and regular self-assessment for signs can lead to early resolution. With no cure, the only solution is to prevent and manage breast cancer lymphedema.

Indexed as

breast cancerbreast cancer related lymphedemacomplex decongestive therapymastectomyphysiotherapy

Identifiers

PMID35719770
PMCPMC9199379
OpenAlexW4281562751

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