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Obesity-induced Upper Extremity Lymphedema

SUMMARY: Obesity increases the risk of upper extremity lymphedema following treatment for breast cancer and can cause lower extremity lymphatic dysfunction in extremely obese individuals. We report the first patient with obesity-induced upper extremity lymphedema. A 62-year-old man with a previous b...

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Main Authors: Greene, Arin K., Maclellan, Reid A.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Wolters Kluwer Health 2013
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4174061/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25289254
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1097/GOX.0b013e3182a96359
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