Table 3 Risk factors for breast edema
From: Breast edema, from diagnosis to treatment: state of the art
Related to radiotherapy | Increase in irradiated breast volume |
Increase in boost volume | |
Photon boost | |
Increasing breast separation | |
External beam radiation (vs. intra-operative radiotherapy) | |
Conventional radiotherapy (vs. intensity-modulated radiotherapy) | |
Related to surgery | Postoperative infection |
Related to tumor characteristics | Larger tumor |
Related to personal factors | Larger breast volume |
Increasing breast density | |
Diabetes mellitus |