Abstract P36. Quantifying the Development of Breast Cancer Surgery-Associated Lymphedema in High-risk Patients Undergoing Axillary Lymph Node Surgery in Consecutive Patients
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P36. Quantifying the Development of Breast Cancer Surgery-Associated Lymphedema in High-risk Patients Undergoing Axillary Lymph Node Surgery in Consecutive Patients The Harvard community has made this article openly available. Please share how this access benefits you. Your story matters. Citation Chattha, Anmol, Parisa Kamali, Charlotte L. Van Veldhuisen, Renata Flecha-Hirsch, Alexandra Bucknor, Adam M. Tobias, Bernard T. Lee, and Samuel J. Lin. 2017. “Abstract P36. Quantifying the Development of Breast Cancer SurgeryAssociated Lymphedema in High-risk Patients Undergoing Axillary Lymph Node Surgery in Consecutive Patients.” Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open 5 (2 Suppl): 18-19. doi:10.1097/01.GOX.0000513410.51978.bb. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.GOX.0000513410.51978.bb. Published Version doi:10.1097/01.GOX.0000513410.51978.bb Accessed October 19, 2017 11:29:19 AM EDT Citable Link http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:32071930 Terms of Use This article was downloaded from Harvard University's DASH repository, and is made available under the terms and conditions applicable to Other Posted Material, as set forth at http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:dash.current.termsof-use#LAA
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