乳癌术后上肢淋巴水肿的微波治疗

采用微波烘绑疗法治疗肢体淋巴水肿已有报道，但对乳癌根治术后所致的治疗效果报道甚少。对６４例患者采用微波治疗，每天微波照射１小时，２０天为一个疗程治疗，经过二个疗程治疗。治疗后随访１个月～２年。结果显示：症状明显消退，患侧肢体的水肿消退明显，经统计学分析有显著差异（Ｐ＜０．０１）；“丹毒”样发作的频率较治疗前明显减少，也有显著差异（Ｐ＜０．０１）；患肢的弹性得到恢复。无一例出现治疗后并发症。认为，对乳癌根治术后引起的上肢淋巴水肿，采用微波治疗，可获得较好效果，是保守治疗淋巴水肿的有效方法。

MICROWAVE THERAPY OF LYMPHEDEMA OF UPPER LIMB FOLLOWING RADICAL OPERATION OF CARCINOMA OF BREAST/

Sixty four cases of upper limb lymphedema following radical operation of carcinoma of breast were treated by microwave therapy. The course of treatment was divided into two stages. Each stage was one hour a day for 20 days. Elastic band was put on the limb between every therapy except the time of sleeping at night. After 1 months to 2 years follow up, the results showed: symptoms disappeared obviously; the edema had gone down (P<0.01). The relapse frequency of erysipelas like syndrome decreased obviously (P<0.01). The skin elasticity restored, and no complication appeared. It was concluded that microwave therapy was an effective conservative treatment in treating upper limb lymphedema following radical operaion of carcinoma of breast.