乳腺癌术后上肢水肿研究现状

Research on Upper Extremity Edema Post Breast Cancer Operation

目前乳腺癌的治疗方法有手术、放射治疗、化学治疗、内分泌治疗和靶向治疗等，综合治疗方法的逐渐规范使乳腺癌患者的生存状况得到改善，对于早期乳腺癌手术为其首选的治疗方法，结合术后辅助放射治疗。乳腺癌手术多对腋窝淋巴结进行清扫，影响上肢淋巴回流，上肢淋巴水肿是乳腺癌术后级放射治疗后最常见的并发症之一，文献报道其发生率约为6％～14％。乳腺癌术后引起的上肢水肿严重影响患肢的正常功能，造成患者生活不便，生存质量下降。本文将对乳腺癌术后引起的上肢水肿研究现状进行总结。

Breast cancer is one of the most common malignant tumors in current world, which is the first cause of cancer death in women. At present the treatment of breast cancer are surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy and endocrine treatment and targeted therapy, etc. , and the gradually standardized comprehensive treatment method has improved the condition of patients with breast cancer. Upper limb lymphedema is one of the most common complications after breast cancer, whose reported incidence rate is about 6% to 14%. It affects the normal function of sick limb seriously, causing inconvenience for patients and lowering the quality of life. This article summarizes the research status on upper extremity edema caused by breast cancer and postoperative radiotherapy.