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A study to determine what the patient with a radical mastectomy needed to be taught concerning exercises [PDF]

open access: yes, 1963
Thesis (M.S.)--Boston ...
Khalaf, Wadad B., Vierstra, Shirley Jean
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Relationship of the number and size of superficial groin lymph nodes with the stage of secondary lymphatic edema [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
PURPOSE: This study evaluated the relationships of the size and number of superficial groin lymph nodes with the lower limb lymphedema stage and thus examined the role of superficial lymphatic lymph nodes in secondary lymphedema development.
Hiramatsu, Yuji   +4 more
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Complete lymph node dissection versus selective lymph node extirpation in melanoma patients with nodal macrometastasis and adjuvant systemic therapy

open access: yesJDDG: Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft, EarlyView.
Summary Background and Objectives Complete lymph node dissection (CLND) is the standard of care in patients with regional nodal melanoma macrometastasis. However, evidence on surgical procedures in the era of adjuvant systemic therapies is lacking. Patients and Methods This retrospective multi‐center study included stage IIIB–D melanoma patients with ...
Kristine E. Mayer   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Development of a Prototype Shirt for Post Double Mastectomy Women Without Breast Reconstruction [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Breast cancer is a common cancer among women in the United States, with thousands of fatalities and hundreds of thousands of diagnoses every year. A common course of treatment for breast cancer is the surgical removal of all or some of the breast tissue;
Lane, Hannah
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Case study: obesity, genital oedema and lower limb compression bandaging [PDF]

open access: yes, 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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S1 Guideline on Infected Interdigital Intertrigo (also called Gram‐Negative Toe Web Infection)

open access: yesJDDG: Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft, EarlyView.
Summary Infected interdigital intertrigo is an exudative, macerating, mixed infection of the toe webs in which gram‐negative bacteria (Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Enterobacterales) seem prevalent, but in which gram‐positive pathogens (Staphylococcus [S.] aureus, streptococci, enterococci) and fungi (dermatophytes, yeasts) also occur.
Christoph Zeyen   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalence and incidence of cancer related lymphedema in low and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

open access: yesBMC Cancer, 2020
Background Little is known about the prevalence and incidence in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) of secondary lymphedema due to cancer. The purpose of the study is to estimate the prevalence and incidence in LMICs of secondary lymphedema related ...
Eric Torgbenu   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Behind the scenes: how the EMILIN/Multimerin family shapes the cancer landscape

open access: yesThe FEBS Journal, EarlyView.
The EMILIN/Multimerin family members regulate key hallmarks of cancer—including apoptosis, angiogenesis, metastasis, and tumor microenvironment remodeling. As indicated, their function in immune evasion, drug resistance, and metabolic reprogramming remains largely unexplored.
Evelina Poletto   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Linking Lymphedema, Chronic Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, Alzheimer Disease, and Potential Role of Lymphaticovenous Anastomosis

open access: yesPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Background:. Lymphedema and Alzheimer disease (AD) share common mechanisms involving oxidative stress and chronic inflammation. However, the link between these 2 conditions and the impact of lymphaticovenous anastomosis (LVA) has not been fully explored.
Johnson Chia-Shen Yang, MD, PhD, FACS   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Elephantiasis nostras verrucosa: an atypical presentation following intrapelvic lymphoma [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Elephantiasis nostras verrucosa is a progressively debilitating and disfiguring disease commonly presenting with verrucous, cobblestone-like papules, nodules, or plaques with nonpitting edema in the lower extremities.
Dahle, Sara E   +3 more
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