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Is Lymphedema a Systemic Disease? A Paired Molecular and Histological Analysis of the Affected and Unaffected Tissue in Lymphedema Patients

Biomolecules, 2022
Secondary lymphedema is a chronic, debilitating disease and one of the most common side effects of oncologic surgery, substantially decreasing quality of life.
Stefan Wolf, Julia von Atzigen, Bettina Kaiser, Lisanne Grünherz, Bong-Sung Kim, Pietro Giovanoli, Nicole Lindenblatt, Epameinondas Gousopoulos   +7 more
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Nurses' knowledge level on lymphedema, attitudes and behaviors towards teaching lymphedema prevention and factors affecting these behaviors

Adıyaman Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi, 2021
Aim: To determine the knowledge levels of nurses about lymphedema, their attitudes towards lymphedema prevention teaching, their behaviors of teaching lymphedema prevention after cancer surgery and to examine the influencing factors.Materials and Methods:
Sultan Özkan
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Current Concepts in the Management of Primary Lymphedema

Medicina, 2023
Primary lymphedema is a heterogeneous group of conditions encompassing all lymphatic anomalies that result in lymphatic swelling. Primary lymphedema can be difficult to diagnose, and diagnosis is often delayed. As opposed to secondary lymphedema, primary
Jenna-Lynn B. Senger, Rohini L. Kadle, Roman J. Skoracki   +2 more
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Self-reported symptoms of arm lymphedema and health-related quality of life among female breast cancer survivors

Scientific Reports, 2021
We examined cross-sectional associations between arm lymphedema symptoms and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in the Health, Eating, Activity and Lifestyle (HEAL) Study.
Kayo Togawa, Huiyan Ma, Ashley Wilder Smith, Marian L. Neuhouser, Stephanie M. George, Kathy B. Baumgartner, Anne McTiernan, Richard Baumgartner, Rachel M. Ballard, Leslie Bernstein   +9 more
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Impact of a compression garment, on top of the usual care, in patients with breast cancer with early disturbance of the lymphatic transport: protocol of a randomised controlled trial

BMJ Open, 2020
Introduction Breast cancer-related lymphoedema (BCRL) is a common phenomenon. When lymphoedema is diagnosed late, options for treatment are diminished.
Nele Devoogdt, Patrick Neven, Sarah Thomis, Beate Bechter-Hugl, Ines Nevelsteen, Inge Fourneau   +5 more
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High recurrence of lymphedema and influencing factors in discharged breast cancer patients during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A multicenter, cross‐sectional survey

Cancer Medicine, 2022
Background There has been a delay in the detection and treatment of lymphedema in breast cancer patients during the lockdown owing to quarantine and limited social activity. Moreover, this scenario has caused psychosocial issues in these patients.
Xin Peng, Renwang Chen, Zhenli Rao, Yi Yang, Yunli Yan, Ying Xia, Ting Wang, Jianying Wang, Fang Lu, Hong Pan, Yan Liu, Jing Cheng, Qin He   +12 more
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Case study: obesity, genital oedema and lower limb compression bandaging [PDF]

, 2017
The purpose of this article is to present an evidenced based rationale for lymphoedema compression bandaging one aspect of treatment for a patient with complex lower limb lymphoedema.
Lister, Lindsey, Noble-Jones, Rhian
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A novel KIF11 mutation in a Turkish patient with microcephaly, lymphedema, and chorioretinal dysplasia from a consanguineous family. [PDF]

, 2012
Microcephaly–lymphedema–chorioretinal dysplasia (MLCRD) syndrome is a rare syndrome that was first described in 1992. Characteristic craniofacial features include severe microcephaly, upslanting palpebral fissures, prominent ears, a broad nose, and a ...
Atlihan, F, Hazan, F, Jeffery, S, Kantekin, E, Ostergaard, P, Ozkinay, F, Ozturk, T   +6 more
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An Important Tool in Lymphedema Management: Validation of the Turkish Version of the Gynecologic Cancer Lymphedema Questionnaire

Gynecology Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine, 2023
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to research the reliability and validity of the Turkish version of the gynecologic cancer lymphedema questionnaire for individuals with gynecologic cancer.
Hanife Abakay , Ummuhan Abdulrezzak, Turkan Akbayrak   +2 more
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Omental Vascularized Lymph Node Flap: A Radiographic Analysis [PDF]

, 2018
Background Vascularized lymph node transfer is an increasingly popular option for the treatment of lymphedema. The omental donor site is advantageous for its copious soft tissue, well-defined collateral circulation, and large number of available nodes ...
Chu, Michael W., Cook, Julia A., Sasor, Sarah E., Tholpady, Sunil S.   +3 more
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