Advances in the prevention and treatment of breast cancer-related lymphedema

PMC Donahue, A MacKenzie, A Filipovic… - Breast cancer research …, 2023 - Springer
Purpose Breast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL) represents a lifelong risk for breast
cancer survivors and once acquired becomes a lifelong burden. This review summarizes …

Advances in lymphedema

SG Rockson - Circulation research, 2021 - Am Heart Assoc
Lymphedema is a common, complex, and inexplicably underappreciated human disease.
Despite a history of relative neglect by health care providers and by governmental health …

Lymphatic microsurgical preventive healing approach (LYMPHA) for lymphedema prevention after axillary lymph node dissection—a single institution experience and …

K Lipman, A Luan, K Stone, I Wapnir, M Karin… - Journal of Clinical …, 2021 - mdpi.com
While surgical options exist to treat lymphedema after axillary lymph node dissection
(ALND), the lymphatic microsurgical preventive healing approach (LYMPHA) has been …

Indocyanine green lymphography for evaluation of breast lymphedema secondary to breast cancer treatments

T Yamamoto, N Yamamoto - Journal of Reconstructive …, 2022 - thieme-connect.com
Background Although breast lymphedema (BL) significantly deteriorates quality of life (QOL)
of breast cancer survivors, little is known and pathophysiological severity staging system is …

Indocyanine green lymphography as novel tool to assess lymphatics in patients with lipedema

G Buso, L Favre, M Maufus, M Honorati, C Lessert… - Microvascular …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective Lipedema is a chronic and progressive disease associated with lymphatic
impairment at later stages. The aim of our study was to describe the functional status and …

Etiology and treatment of cancer-related secondary lymphedema

M Bernas, S Al-Ghadban, SRJ Thiadens… - Clinical & Experimental …, 2024 - Springer
Lymphedema and specifically cancer-related lymphedema is not the main focus for both
patients and physicians dealing with cancer. Its etiology is an unfortunate complication of …

[HTML][HTML] A new indocyanine green fluorescence lymphography protocol for diagnostic assessment of lower limb lymphoedema

H Suami, B Thompson, H Mackie, R Blackwell… - Journal of Plastic …, 2022 - Elsevier
Introduction The lower limbs are a common body site affected by chronic edema. Imaging
examination of the lymphatic system is useful to diagnose lymphoedema, identify structural …

Differentiation of lipoedema from bilateral lower limb lymphoedema by imaging assessment of indocyanine green lymphography

H Mackie, BM Thompson, H Suami… - Clinical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Lipoedema is characterized by disproportionate painful fat accumulation mostly in the lower
limbs. The presence of lymphoedema in lipoedema remains controversial. This study aimed …

Current diagnostic and quantitative techniques in the field of lymphedema management: a critical review

M Vargo, M Aldrich, P Donahue, E Iker, L Koelmeyer… - Medical Oncology, 2024 - Springer
Lymphedema evaluation entails multifaceted considerations for which options continue to
evolve and emerge. This paper provides a critical review of the current status of diagnostic …

Early detection of breast cancer-related lymphedema: accuracy of indocyanine green lymphography compared with bioimpedance spectroscopy and subclinical …

A Soran, FB Bengur, W Rodriguez… - Lymphatic Research …, 2023 - liebertpub.com
Introduction: The reported incidences of breast cancer-related lymphedema (LE) affecting
the arms vary greatly. Reason for this variability includes different diagnostic techniques …