ALLMedicine™ Lymphedema Center

May 20th, 2022 - Mutations in GATA2, a critical hematopoietic transcription factor, underlie a complex congenital disorder characterized by immunodeficiency, bone marrow failure, and lymphatic/vascular dysfunction. Patients with GATA2 deficiency may suffer from a ...

May 19th, 2022 - The authors analyze the outcomes of simultaneous vascularized lymph node transplant and lymphovenous bypass for treatment of primary and secondary lymphedema. To the best of their knowledge, this is the largest study to date with long-term outcome...

May 19th, 2022 - Background: Patients undergoing surgical treatment for solid tumors are at risk for development of secondary lymphedema due to intraoperative lymphatic vessel injury. The damaged lymphatic vessels fail to adequately regenerate and lymphatic obstru...

May 12th, 2022 - There has been a delay in the detection and treatment of lymphedema in breast cancer patients during the lockdown owing to quarantine and limited social activity. Moreover, this scenario has caused psychosocial issues in these patients. Given that...

May 10th, 2022 - Compression sleeves reduce lymphedema after lymph node dissection: In women who had breast cancer surgery to remove their axillary lymph nodes, the sleeves helped prevent arm swelling: In women who had breast cancer surgery to remove their axillar...

Jun 12th, 2018 - Purpose The Society for Integrative Oncology (SIO) produced an evidence-based guideline on use of integrative therapies during and after breast cancer treatment that was determined to be relevant to the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)...

Aug 26th, 2017 - The Oncology Section of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) developed a clinical practice guideline to aid the clinician in diagnosing secondary upper quadrant cancer-related lymphedema. Following a systematic review of published stud...

Aug 3rd, 2017 - Considerations for Clinicians in the Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment of Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema: Recommendations from a Multidisciplinary Expert ASBrS Panel : Part 1: Definitions, Assessments, Education, and Future Directions.|2017|M...

Aug 3rd, 2017 - Considerations for Clinicians in the Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment of Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema, Recommendations from an Expert Panel: Part 2: Preventive and Therapeutic Options.|2017|McLaughlin SA,DeSnyder SM,Klimberg S,Alatriste M,...

Apr 5th, 2014 - IUA-ISVI consensus for diagnosis guideline of chronic lymphedema of the limbs.|2014|Lee BB,Antignani PL,Baroncelli TA,Boccardo FM,Brorson H,|diagnosis,

May 20th, 2022 - Mutations in GATA2, a critical hematopoietic transcription factor, underlie a complex congenital disorder characterized by immunodeficiency, bone marrow failure, and lymphatic/vascular dysfunction. Patients with GATA2 deficiency may suffer from a ...

May 9th, 2022 - Lymphatic drainage from the upper arm is often different from that of the breast, allowing safe removal of only the lymphatics of the breast and protection of the lymphatic channels draining the upper extremity during axillary dissection (AD) or s...

May 9th, 2022 - PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: To evaluate whether the addition of chest wall + regional nodal radiation therapy (XRT) after mastectomy or breast + regional nodal XRT after breast conserving surgery will significantly reduce the rate of events for invasive b...

Apr 27th, 2022 - Worldwide, breast cancer is the second most common cancer. Internationally, an age-standardised incidence rate between 83.1 and 111.9 per 100.000 women is seen, with Denmark taking an unfortunate second place. Standard surgical treatment in Denmar...

Apr 27th, 2022 - PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. To compare the risk of developing lymphedema, defined as a 10% difference in volume between the affected and unaffected arm, within 24 months of regional nodal irradiation (RNI) between patients assigned to short versus stan...

Apr 7th, 2022 - Only a small number of pediatric hematologist oncologists and even fewer of our adult counterparts feel comfortable evaluating and treating vascular anomalies.  While admittedly rare, these conditions are still common enough that clinicians in man...

Feb 23rd, 2022 - To the Editor: Pretibial myxedema (PTM) is bilateral, nonpitting, scaly thickening and induration of the skin that most commonly occurs on the anterior aspects of the legs and feet. Pretibial myxedema occurs in approximately 0.

Dec 7th, 2021 - Black women who undergo axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) as part of their treatment for breast cancer are at much higher risk of developing lymphedema than comparably treated White women, according to a prospective cohort screening study. "Ax...

Dec 6th, 2021 - Andrea Moreira, MD, a board-certified plastic surgeon specializing in the use of advanced techniques in breast reconstruction, has joined Allegheny Health Network (AHN) from Cleveland Clinic and will serve as Co-Director of the Microsurgery and Br...

Nov 17th, 2021 - Breast cancer treatment often results in shoulder and arm problems, such as chronic pain, restricted shoulder movement, or lymphedema in the armpit area, limiting quality of life and delaying recovery. However, according to a U.K. study published ...