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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Breast Cancer / April 2005Breast cancer and deformed hand
Hi all, I write for the first time in this newsgroup hoping that somebody can provide me useful infos. My Aunt was diagnosed with breast cancer nearly two months ago. Now the cancer is treated with chemoterapy cycles every two weeks. The most visible sympton of the disease is a enormous swelling on her right hand: at the beginning it seemed little, but now it's like a balloon and it has deformed the hand, tough the hand is periodically bandaged and medicated. A more little swelling appears on the jaw too. Somebody can point out other cases of so serious malformation associated to this kind of cancer? Many thanks in advance, Davide > Hi all, > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > Many thanks in advance, > Davide The hand swelling is probably lymphedema, which is fairly common. If an axillary (armpit) dissection is carried out to obtain lymph nodes for analysis of spread of the cancer, the operation and the subsequent radiation therapy damages some very delicate tubes that carry lymph, the fluid that bathes cells, back to the heart. Keeping the hand elevated and using compression bandages or an elastic sleeve help control the problem. I don't know what is going on with the jaw. > The hand swelling is probably lymphedema, which is fairly common. If an > axillary (armpit) dissection is carried out to obtain lymph nodes for [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > I don't know what is going on with the jaw. The OP did not mention surgery. You may be jumping to an incorrect conclusion here. > > The hand swelling is probably lymphedema, which is fairly common. If an > > axillary (armpit) dissection is carried out to obtain lymph nodes for [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > The OP did not mention surgery. You may be jumping to an incorrect > conclusion here. Well, Sandy could be right, radiation, not surgery http://www.vh.org/adult/patient/cancercenter/lymphedema/ As to her jaw, I'd just be guessing an infected tooth. Other possibles: she's broken bone in her wrist or hand. (fall; osteoporosis; mets) Cancer has spread to the bone-jaw.. I don't know why the doctor can't tell him the answers to these questions. J >> The hand swelling is probably lymphedema, which is fairly common. If an >> axillary (armpit) dissection is carried out to obtain lymph nodes for [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > The OP did not mention surgery. You may be jumping to an incorrect > conclusion here. True enough! Yes, there was still not radioterapy or surgery, only chemoterapy. However many thanks for your hints, now I know the swelling it's not a rare patology. Davide >>> The hand swelling is probably lymphedema, which is fairly common. If an >>> axillary (armpit) dissection is carried out to obtain lymph nodes for [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >> conclusion here. > True enough! |
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