Fisioterapia para o tratamento do linfedema no pós-operatório de mastectomia: revisão de literatura / Physiotherapy for the treatment of post-mastectomy lymphedema: literature review
Resumo
O câncer de mama é o mais comum e temido entre as mulheres e que, na maioria da população brasileira, é diagnosticado em estágios mais avançados, causando transtornos emocionais, físicos e sociais. A principal complicação gerada pelo tratamento cirúrgico do câncer de mama é o linfedema. O objetivo desse estudo foi verificar a importância da fisioterapia na redução do linfedema após o tratamento cirúrgico do câncer de mama através de uma revisão bibliográfica, para a qual foram lidos e analisados 25 artigos buscados diretamente nas bases de dados MEDLINE, LILACS, SciELO e PUBMED a partir do ano 2000. Com os resultados obtidos nesse estudo foi possível concluir que a fisioterapia é importante na recuperação das mulheres mastectomizadas em todas as fases do tratamento. Porém, os melhores resultados aparecem quando há intervenção precoce da equipe fisioterapêutica.
Descritores: neoplasias da mama, fisioterapia, linfedema, mastectomia.
ABSTRACT
Breast cancer is the most common and feared type of cancer by women. In most of the Brazilian population it is diagnosed in advanced stages, thus causing emotional, physical and social distress. The main complication created by the surgical treatment of breast cancer is lymphedema. The objective of this study was to assess the importance of physiotherapy in reducing the lymphedema after surgical treatment of breast cancer through a literature review. Twenty-five articles fetched directly in the databases MEDLINE, LILACS, SciELO and PUBMED from the year 2000 and on were read and analyzed. Through the results obtained in this study, we concluded that physiotherapy is important in the recovery of women who had mastectomies at all stages of treatment. However, best results appear when there is early intervention from the physical therapy team.
Key-words: breast neoplasms, physiotherapy, lymphedema, mastectomy.
Descritores: neoplasias da mama, fisioterapia, linfedema, mastectomia.
ABSTRACT
Breast cancer is the most common and feared type of cancer by women. In most of the Brazilian population it is diagnosed in advanced stages, thus causing emotional, physical and social distress. The main complication created by the surgical treatment of breast cancer is lymphedema. The objective of this study was to assess the importance of physiotherapy in reducing the lymphedema after surgical treatment of breast cancer through a literature review. Twenty-five articles fetched directly in the databases MEDLINE, LILACS, SciELO and PUBMED from the year 2000 and on were read and analyzed. Through the results obtained in this study, we concluded that physiotherapy is important in the recovery of women who had mastectomies at all stages of treatment. However, best results appear when there is early intervention from the physical therapy team.
Key-words: breast neoplasms, physiotherapy, lymphedema, mastectomy.
Palavras-chave
neoplasias da mama; fisioterapia; linfedema; mastectomia.
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