Liposuction Gives Complete Reduction of Arm Lymphedema following Breast Cancer Treatment—A 5-year Prospective Study in 105 Patients without Recurrence
Background:. Arm lymphedema is a well-recognized complication after breast cancer surgery that negatively impacts patients’ quality of life, both physiologically and psychologically. Lymph stasis and inflammation result in excess formation of adipose tissue, which makes removal of the deposited subc...
Main Authors: | Mattias Hoffner, MD, PhD, Karin Ohlin, OTR, Barbro Svensson, PT, LT, Jonas Manjer, MD, PhD, Emma Hansson, MD, MA, PhD, Thomas Troëng, MD, PhD, Håkan Brorson, MD, PhD |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer
2018-08-01
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Series: | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open |
Online Access: | http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000001912 |
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