Characteristics of Developmental and Healing Process of Docetaxel-Induced Lower Limb Edema in Patients with Stage IV Breast Cancer: A Case Series.

Background: Management of docetaxel-induced edema is important as severe edema may lead to discontinuation of chemotherapy. Patients with stage IV breast cancer (BC) treated with docetaxel have shown lower limb edema; however, details of its developmental and healing processes are unknown, and thus management strategies have not been established. The aim of this study was to investigate the characteristics of the development and healing process of docetaxel-induced lower limb edema in stage IV BC patients.