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Treatment of Upper Extremity Lymphedema following Chemotherapy and Radiation for Head and Neck Cancer.
- Source :
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Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open [Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open] 2020 Mar 27; Vol. 8 (3), pp. e2672. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Mar 27 (Print Publication: 2020). - Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- In the industrialized world, the most common cause of secondary lymphedema is iatrogenic. The inciting event is generally a combination of lymph node resection, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy. Although a regional nodal dissection is often the primary risk factor, lymphedema can also result from sentinel node dissections, or as in the case presented without any surgical resection. Here, we present a unique case of upper extremity lymphedema resulting from definitive chemoradiation for squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. The patient was treated using a combined approach with a lymphaticovenular anastomosis and a free vascularized inguinal lymph node transfer.<br />Competing Interests: Disclosure: The authors have no financial interest to declare in relation to the content of this article. Caroline Szpalski received a WBI - Excellence Travelling Grant.<br /> (Copyright © 2020 The Authors. Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of The American Society of Plastic Surgeons.)
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2169-7574
- Volume :
- 8
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open
- Publication Type :
- Report
- Accession number :
- 32537336
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1097/GOX.0000000000002672