A Prospective Study of Postoperative Lymphedema After Surgery for Cervical Cancer

Abstract

No difference in the prevalence of lymphedema was found between the CONS and RAD groups. A methodology for MFBIA for the detection of lower-limb lymphedema was described.

Incidence and risk factors for lower limb lymphedema after gynecologic cancer surgery with initiation of periodic complex decongestive physiotherapy

“…However, in the literature, the incidence of LLL varied widely depending on cancer type, diagnostic criteria for lymphedema, differences in duration of followup after surgery, and surgical procedure for lymphadenectomy. LLL is estimated to affect approximately 2-44 % of patients who undergo lymphadenectomy [1,2,[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17].…”

A Prospective Study in Detection of Lower-Limb Lymphedema and Evaluation of Quality of Life After Vulvar Cancer Surgery

“…10Y12 A new, objective method, Multifrequency Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (MFBIA) for LLL, was recently introduced after breast cancer surgery 13,14 and after cervical cancer surgery. 15 The advantage of this method is its ability to assess body fluid compartments. It was found to have a particularly high sensitivity for lymphedema detection.…”

The Lymphedema Evaluation in Gynecological cancer Study (LEGS): design of a prospective, longitudinal, cohort study

“…Retention rate for LEGS was high, with the majority of participants followed for up to two years following surgery (the maximum in the literature is to six months (39,40)). The length of followup will allow us to capture delayed development of the lymphedema, as has been documented in the breast cancer setting.…”

“…Current work investigating lower-limb LE following gynecological cancer is restricted by self-report LE assessment, retrospective study design and/or limited follow-up period (maximum follow-up period is six months postsurgery (39,40)). Lessons learnt from the breast cancer-related LE setting clearly demonstrate that to improve understanding of secondary LE, longitudinal, cohort studies with prospective and comprehensive LE assessment (including selfreport and objective measures) and follow-up of at least 24 months post-diagnosis are needed.…”