Introduction: We report three cases of women who developed secondary lower-extremity lymphedema after surgery for endometrial cancer. The cancer stage was 2 as per the International Society of Lymphology risk stratification. Case Reports: We performed intensive lymphdrainage of two-phase complex decongestive physiotherapy in each case during a 1-week hospitalization period. The average leg circumference at discharge improved to 92～96% from baseline. Case 1: After primary treatment, a 35-year-old woman presented with temporarily poor self lymphatic drainage during maintenance therapy, and her leg circumference progressively enlarged. However, the patient received reeducation for self lymphatic drainage and outpatient service for lymphedema regularly. Since then, the leg lymphedema has improved. Case 2: A 63-year old woman improved to 92% of baseline and continued an excellent self lymphatic drainage, maintaining 83% with her depression recovered 2.5 years after this hospitalization. Case 3: This case involved a 70-year-old woman in whom maintenance therapy progressed well without aggravation of lymphedema; however, she died in 1.2 years after the first phase treatment due to cancer recurrence. Discussion: Intensive care under short-term hospitalization (for one week) for lower-extremity lymphedema was effective. However, there was one patient in whom self lymphatic drainage became poor. The patients required long-term care for maintenance therapy after primary treatment.

Rehabilitation therapy is important for patients with cancer, especially for those with terminal stage cancer who have physical malfunction and psychological distress. By setting goals according to patients' wishes, rehabilitation therapy may positively affect physical activity. In this study, we reported the implementation of rehabilitation training outside the hospital as a rehabilitation treatment. A 64-year-old man was diagnosed as having multiple brain metastases from lung cancer. The patient was admitted to the palliative care ward without active treatment according to his wish and was referred to the rehabilitation department. The patient had mild right hemiplegia at the time of initial examination and therefore required assistance for walking and eating. On the 51st day of the intervention, he requested to visit the ramen restaurant of his friend, which recently opened. Going out independently to the restaurant served as his practical training for improving his quality of life (QOL). This outing further expanded his activities of daily living, which made him motivated to treat his cancer. On the 71st day of intervention, he was discharged from the hospital and underwent outpatient examination. Therefore, the role of treatment in palliative care is to achieve the highest possible QOL. In this case, providing options according to the patients' wishes, such as outing, is believed to be effective in cancer treatment

Rehabilitation therapy is important for patients with cancer, especially for those with terminal stage cancer who have physical malfunction and psychological distress. By setting goals according to patients' wishes, rehabilitation therapy may positively affect physical activity. In this study, we reported the implementation of rehabilitation training outside the hospital as a rehabilitation treatment. A 64-year-old man was diagnosed as having multiple brain metastases from lung cancer. The patient was admitted to the palliative care ward without active treatment according to his wish and was referred to the rehabilitation department. The patient had mild right hemiplegia at the time of initial examination and therefore required assistance for walking and eating. On the 51st day of the intervention, he requested to visit the ramen restaurant of his friend, which recently opened. Going out independently to the restaurant served as his practical training for improving his quality of life (QOL). This outing further expanded his activities of daily living, which made him motivated to treat his cancer. On the 71st day of intervention, he was discharged from the hospital and underwent outpatient examination. Therefore, the role of treatment in palliative care is to achieve the highest possible QOL. In this case, providing options according to the patients' wishes, such as outing, is believed to be effective in cancer treatment