The Role of Sonographic Imaging to Assess the Pathophysiology of Cording in Patients Treated for Breast Cancer

Autor:	Krista Elliott, Jean O’Toole, Melissa N. Skolny, Ido Weinberg, Chantal M. Ferguson, Meyha N. Swaroop, Cynthia L. Miller, Michael R. Jaff, Lauren S. Jammallo, Robert M. Schainfeld, Kathleen Hannon, Alphonse G. Taghian
Rok vydání:	2015
Předmět:	Noninvasive imaging medicine.medical_specialty Radiological and Ultrasound Technology business.industry medicine.disease Pathophysiology Axilla medicine.anatomical_structure Breast cancer Medicine Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging In patient Radiology business
Zdroj:	Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography. 31:276-281
ISSN:	1552-5430 8756-4793
DOI:	10.1177/8756479315599540
Popis:	The pathophysiology of cording (visible bands of tissue that can form in the ipsilateral axilla and arm following breast cancer surgery) remains equivocal. Cording can be a painful and functionally limiting condition. Our aim was to assess the role of duplex ultrasonographic imaging as a diagnostic tool for assessment of this condition. We evaluated five women who had undergone surgery for unilateral breast cancer. Cording was identified by self-report and confirmed by physical examination. Duplex ultrasonography was performed within one week of the clinical diagnosis of cording. Duplex ultrasonography failed to identify the cording structures and does not appear to be a useful diagnostic tool for determining the pathophysiology of cording following treatment for breast cancer. Research focusing on intervention strategies to facilitate the clinical resolution of cording following breast cancer surgery is needed.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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