Delayed Lymphedema due to Activated Axillary Lymph Node Dysfunction in a Patient With Breast Cancer

摘要

A 45-year-old woman who underwent a right total mastectomy with axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) visited the rehabilitation department because of lymphedema that developed after the surgery. Histological examination revealed eight positive level I axillary lymph nodes. Thus, radiotherapy was administered to the right side of the breast and supraclavicular areas, including the supraclavicular and axillary fossae, at a radiation dose of 60 Gy.