Patient-reported lower limb edema after primary radiotherapy for prostate cancer.

Background: Secondary lymphedema is a known side effect to radiotherapy (RT), but limited information regarding prevalence and risk factors for lower limb edema (LLE) after curative radiotherapy in patients with prostate cancer (PCa) is available. This study provides a descriptive analysis of patient-reported LLE with analysis of risk factors in a cohort of patients with PCa treated with curative RT.

Material And Methods: A total of 302 patients with PCa with prospective registration of patient-reported LLE (EORTC QLQ-PR25 (Question 46)) were included.