Significados de secondary lymphedema em inglês

Background: Although early detection is valuable for secondary lymphedema treatment, existing screening tests are not popular.

Our aim was to evaluate the association of secondary lymphedema with peripheral neuropathies in patients with breast cancer.

Diagnoses: The patient was diagnosed as stage-2 secondary lymphedema caused by idiopathic occlusion of the subclavian and innominate veins.

Serial changes of lymphatic function before and after lymph node dissection and risk factors for secondary lymphedema are important indicators.

Disturbances in the microcirculation can lead to secondary lymphedema, a common pathological condition that, despite its frequency, still lacks a cure.

Discrepancies were found in studies that analyzed whether a cause-effect association exists between carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) and secondary lymphedema.

Lessons: When idiopathic swelling of the extremities occurs in renal transplant patients, secondary lymphedema caused by venous occlusion may be the cause.

Although the incidence of secondary lymphedema dramatically increases after radiation therapy, the relationship between fibrotic scarring and the eventual appearance of lymphedema remains unclear.

The free supraclavicular flap with deep cervical lymph nodes has been recently associated with a minimal risk of secondary lymphedema caused by donor site dissection.

Secondary lymphedema in humans is a common consequence of lymph node dissection (LND) to treat breast cancer.