2011
DOI: 10.1590/s1413-35552011000200010
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Functional performance of upper limb and quality of life after sentinel lymph node biopsy of breast cancer

Abstract: Background: Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) is commonly used for the treatment of breast cancer with minimal surgical intervention

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“…The findings of this research reveal the high prevalence of chronic pain, but there was no statistically significant difference between the groups. Such findings can be explained by the fact that the women were evaluated in relation to the presence of pain or discomfort during the last week, which may have contributed to the increased sensitivity compared to the pain on the day of collection only 24 . As for the intensity of the pain, in the comparison between groups, there was no difference for any of the locations assessed, with the average pain intensity being low, except for the arm.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The findings of this research reveal the high prevalence of chronic pain, but there was no statistically significant difference between the groups. Such findings can be explained by the fact that the women were evaluated in relation to the presence of pain or discomfort during the last week, which may have contributed to the increased sensitivity compared to the pain on the day of collection only 24 . As for the intensity of the pain, in the comparison between groups, there was no difference for any of the locations assessed, with the average pain intensity being low, except for the arm.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…O desejo sexual foi o que teve a menor pontuação tanto no grupo linfedema (3,6) Escolaridade e idade da menopausa não influenciam a ocorrência de linfedema, de acordo com revisão sistemática realizada em 2008 14 . O mesmo foi verificado no presente estudo.…”
Section: Métodosunclassified
“…Na doença inicial, a avaliação axilar é feita pela biópsia do linfonodo sentinela [4][5][6] . A terapia sistêmica complementar é composta por quimioterapia, radioterapia e hormonoterapia.…”
Section: Introductionunclassified
“…(8,10) A redução da ADM provoca impacto negativo na funcionalidade dos indivíduos acometidos. (11,12) A reabilitação de pacientes mastectomizadas se dá por uma assistência multiprofissional. Neste contexto, a fisioterapia desempenha ações, não somente no âmbito reabilitativo, mas principalmente na prevenção de comorbidades relacionadas ao tratamento cirúrgico do câncer de mama.…”
Section: Introductionunclassified