Which treatment option minimizes the development of lymphedema in the surgical management of a client with breast cancer?
a. Radical mastectomy procedure
b. Radiation therapy
c. Sentinel lymph node mapping
d. Ultrasound
ANS: C
The use of sentinel lymph node mapping identifies only those affected lymph node tissues that require surgical removal so it helps minimize the development of lymphedema in the surgical management of a client with breast cancer. Radical mastectomy is associated with lymphedema in the postsurgical breast cancer client because of the removal of lymph node tissue. Radiation therapy is not associated with a decrease in lymphedema for the breast cancer client. Ultrasound as an intervention does not affect the development of lymphedema.
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