The Association Between the Number of Retrieved Pelvic Lymph Nodes and Ipsilateral Lower Limb Lymphedema in Patients With Gynecologic Cancer

The Association Between the Number of Retrieved Pelvic Lymph Nodes and Ipsilateral Lower Limb Lymphedema in Patients With Gynecologic Cancer

Purpose While the risk of lower limb lymphedema (LLE) after radical surgery for gynecologic malignancies is multifactorial, the limited assessment of lymph nodes (LNs), such as sentinel LN biopsy, has been incorporated into a standard procedure. We assessed the relationship between the number of LNs...

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Main Authors: Sang Geun Jung, Sang Hee Im, Migang Kim, Min Chul Choi, Won Duk Joo, Seung Hun Song, Chan Lee, Hyun Park
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2022-05-01
Series:Journal of Investigative Surgery
Subjects:
lymphedema
lower limb
lymph node dissection
sentinel lymph node biopsy
gynecologic neoplasms
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08941939.2021.1980160

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