Some patients who undergo these procedures will develop side effects upon the removal of the lymph nodes. Lymphedema, or a swelling of the arm and hand on the same side of the body where the lymph ...

After learning I had breast cancer, I had a double mastectomy in January at the age of 34. In the first few weeks of recovery, something felt wrong in my right arm. It felt like there was a tight ...

Axillary web syndrome, also known as lymphatic thrombus, is a complication in the clinical manifestations suffered by many women after overcoming breast cancer, mainly affecting their shoulder ...

Lymphedema is a problem that may occur after breast cancer surgery (with a sentinel node biopsy or axillary dissection) when lymph nodes are removed or treated with radiation therapy within this area.

Axillary Web Syndrome (AWS) represents a notable yet often under‐recognised complication arising from breast cancer surgery, including sentinel lymph node dissection and biopsy. Characterised by the ...

Axillary web syndrome, also known as lymphatic thrombus, is a complication in the clinical manifestations suffered by many women after overcoming breast cancer, mainly affecting their shoulder ...