Open AccessElevated magnetic resonance imaging measures of adipose tissue deposition in women with breast cancer treatment-related lymphedema
Author(s) -
Rachelle Crescenzi,
Paula M. C. Donahue,
Maria Garza,
Chelsea A. Lee,
Niral Patel,
Victoria González,
R. Sky Jones,
Manus J. Donahue
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
breast cancer research and treatment
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.908
H-Index - 154
eISSN - 1573-7217
pISSN - 0167-6806
DOI - 10.1007/s10549-021-06419-w
Subject(s) - lymphedema , magnetic resonance imaging , breast cancer , medicine , adipose tissue , cancer , radiology , oncology
Breast cancer treatment-related lymphedema (BCRL) is a common co-morbidity of breast cancer therapies, yet factors that contribute to BCRL progression remain incompletely characterized. We investigated whether magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) measures of subcutaneous adipose tissue were uniquely elevated in women with BCRL.