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SUBMITTER: Park KE
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7225501 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Gland surgery 20200401 2
Lymphedema may be characterized by a progressive clinical course and limitations in improvement despite multi-modality treatment. In westernized countries, it most commonly presents as an undesirable complication of cancer treatment, particularly breast cancer. In the past several decades, surgical treatments for lymphedema have advanced, alongside developments in microsurgery. Lymphovenous anastomosis (LVA) and lymph node transplantation are physiological therapies that may reduce lymphedema th ...[more]