TY  - BOOK
AU  - Compton, Lyndel
TI  - A Retrospective analysis of 196 patients at a large cancer centre to identify if seroma following axillary dissection for breast cancer is a risk factor for lymphoedema
PY  - 1997///
CY  - Thesis (MSc)-University of London
KW  - Lymphoedema
KW  - Dissertations
KW  - Risk Evaluation
KW  - Breast Cancer
N1  - Introduction ; Literature review ; Methods ; Data analysis & results ; Discussion ; Conclusion
N2  - The medical records of patients who developed post operative seroma from breast surgery during 1992-1993 were analysed & cross referenced to lymphoedema & appliance officer records. Aims to provide practice-based evidence showing why it is important to inform patients of measures to reduce the risk of lymphoedema following axillary dissection & in particular those patients with seroma
ER  -