Current Views on Diagnostic Approach and Treatment of Lymphedema
| Autor: | Paola Cagnati, Giuseppe Murdaca, Francesca Spanò, Corradino Campisi, Francesco Puppo, Rossella Gulli, Francesco Boccardo |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Primary lymphedema diagnosis Secondary lymphedema medicine.medical_treatment Postoperative Complications secondary lymphedema treatment Breast cancer hemic and lymphatic diseases medicine Humans Lymphedema Stage (cooking) business.industry General Medicine medicine.disease humanities Surgery Lymphangiogenesis body regions Radiation therapy Lymphatic system Chronic Disease Radiology medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | The American Journal of Medicine. 125:134-140 |
| ISSN: | 0002-9343 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.amjmed.2011.06.032 |
| Popis: | Lymphedema is a chronic, progressive, and often debilitating condition. Primary lymphedema is a lymphatic malformation developing during the later stage of lymphangiogenesis. Secondary lymphedema is the result of obstruction or disruption of the lymphatic system, which can occur as a consequence of tumors, surgery, trauma, infection, inflammation, and radiation therapy. In this review, we report an update upon the diagnostic approach and the medical and surgical therapy for both primary and secondary lymphedema. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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