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LYMPHATIC RESEARCH AND BIOLOGY
卷 12, 期 3, 页码 189-193出版社
MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC
DOI: 10.1089/lrb.2013.0038
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- National Cancer Institute [CA107091, CA118658]
- BIRCWH K12 [K12HD052163 NICHD/NIH]
- National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health, through UCSF-CTSI [KL2TR000143]
- NIH/NCRR UCSF-CTSI [UL1 RR024131]
Background: Understanding normal volume asymmetry is essential for accurate assessment of limb volume changes following breast cancer (BC) treatment in which lymphatic function is disrupted. The purposes of this study were to evaluate for differences in dominant and nondominant limb volumes and to evaluate for interactions between the effects of dominance and side of cancer on limb volume. Methods and Results: This study evaluated preoperative limb volumes of 397 women enrolled in a prospective, longitudinal study of neuropathic pain and lymphedema. Volume was calculated from circumference. Limb resistance was measured with bioimpedance. Women were dichotomized into two groups: those whose cancer was on their dominant side and those whose cancer was on their nondominant side. Analyses of variance were used to evaluate for differences. In 47%, BC occurred on the side of the dominant limb. Except for the 30 to 40 centimeter (cm) limb volume segment, a main effect of dominance was found for all measures. The volume of the dominant limb was significantly greater than that of the nondominant limb. No main effects were found for side of cancer. A statistically significant interaction was found only at the 0 to 10 cm limb volume segment. Conclusions: Prior to BC treatment, the dominant limb demonstrated lower bioimpedance resistance (-2.09%) and greater total limb volume (1.12%) than the nondominant limb. Segmental volume differences were greatest at the proximal forearm segment (2.31%) and least at the proximal arm segment (0.21%). This study provides evidence that preoperative volume assessment is important due to normal variability associated with limb dominance.
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