宫颈癌治疗后下肢淋巴水肿预防进展

宫颈癌是最常见的女性生殖系统恶性肿瘤,发病率在女性恶性肿瘤中居第2位,严重威胁患者的生命健康.下肢淋巴水肿是宫颈癌治疗后较为常见的并发症,常表现为治疗后发生的患侧下肢慢性进行性无痛性肿胀,并伴有下肢沉重感和疼痛感,严重影响了患者的生活质量.前哨淋巴结活检、新的放疗方法等的应用对早期诊断下肢淋巴水肿起到了十分积极的作用....

Progress in Prevention of Lower Extremities Lymphedema after Treatment of Cervical Cancer

Cervical cancer is the most common malignant tumor of the female reproductive system,with the incidence rate ranking second among female malignant tumors,which seriously threatens patients′life and health.Lower limb lymphedema is a common complication after cervical cancer treatment,which often manifests as chronic progressive painless swelling of the affected lower limbs after treatment,accompanied by heaviness and pain and seriously affects the quality of life of patients.The application of sentinel lymph node biopsy and new radiotherapy methods has played a very positive role in the early diagnosis of lower limb lymphedema.Regular follow-up of patients after cervical cancer treatment is also helpful for early diagnosis and timely treatment of lower limb lymphoedema.Prevention of lower limb lymphoedema is of great significance to cervical cancer patients,so clinicians should pay sufficient attention to patients with lower limb lymphoedema.Early diagnosis and effective intervention should be carried out in order to delay the development of lower limb lymphedema and improve patients′quality of life.