Breast cancer patients received surgical treatment, some patients due to Xu upper back of the lymphatic and blood disorder caused by upper extremity edema. According to experts, statistics, the incidence of upper extremity edema, 5% ~ 40% range. Caused by upper extremity edema, a serious obstacle to return primarily to the following points relate to:
1. Axillary district effusion or infection, causing local congestion, fibrosis, scar formation hampered the establishment of collateral circulation.
2. Clavicle after the upper and lower areas and axillary radiation therapy area, causing localized edema, connective tissue hyperplasia, followed by local fibrosis caused by edema.
3. Upper extremity and hand muscle atrophy often a result of surgery or brachial plexus injury caused by its sheath, common with hypothenar muscle atrophy.
4. Axillary dissection range of inappropriate and undermines the local collateral circulation. In the past to the lymph fat around the axillary vein anatomy, often at the same time the axillary sheath be removed, will also affect the postoperative lymphatic flow, thus no significant surgery, such as swollen lymph nodes when the axillary vascular sheath is bound to set aside from time except the actual violation of the axillary lymph nodes if axillary sheath, often have non-surgical cure can fully meet the purpose.
5. Upper extremity edema may result, after a few days after a few years, swelling and often part of the upper arm, forearm or back of the hand can also be. Upper extremity function after regular exercise, avoid heavy manual work carried out upper and avoid infection of the upper extremity can reduce the incidence of upper extremity edema. Upper extremity edema and can only be applied once the symptomatic treatment appears to reduce the edema.