Göltner E, Fischbach J U, Mönter B, Kraus A, Vorherr H
Dtsch Med Wochenschr. 1985 Jun 14;110(24):949-52. doi: 10.1055/s-2008-1068937.
A new optic-electronic method for measuring arm volume was used on 275 women before and after mastectomy for carcinoma of the breast. Two weeks after modified radical mastectomy, an increase of over 150 ml in arm volume over the preoperative value was recorded in 12% of patients. Lymphoedema was demonstrated on average 19.3 months after the operation and telecobalt treatment in 42% of 200 women so treated; in 17% it was of moderately severe to severe degree (over 400 ml). In patients with severe lymphoedema a 15-day period of treatment reduced the oedema volume on average by 383 ml (62.1%). The described optic-electronic volumetric method makes it possible to obtain an objective comparison of swelling of the arm and thus early recognition and treatment of lymphoedema, as well as providing a means of assessing the effectiveness of any treatment.
一种用于测量手臂容积的新型光电方法被应用于275名乳腺癌患者乳房切除术前和术后。改良根治性乳房切除术后两周，12%的患者记录到手臂容积比术前值增加超过150毫升。平均在术后19.3个月出现淋巴水肿，200名接受治疗的女性中有42%接受了远距钴治疗；17%为中度至重度（超过400毫升）。在严重淋巴水肿患者中，15天的治疗期平均使水肿容积减少383毫升（62.1%）。所描述的光电容积测量方法使得能够对手臂肿胀进行客观比较，从而早期识别和治疗淋巴水肿，以及提供一种评估任何治疗效果的手段。
