Surgical treatment of breast cancer related lymphedema-the combined approach: a literature review.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objective

Breast cancer therapy is a common cause of lymphedema, a chronic condition resulting from impaired fluid drainage through the lymphatic system. The accumulation of fluid in the affected limb leads to swelling, inflammation, and fibrosis, causing irreversible changes. While conservative therapy is the initial treatment for lymphedema, it may prove ineffective for advanced-stage cases that require surgical intervention. Physiological approaches such as lymphaticovenous anastomosis (LVA) and vascularized lymph node transfer (VLNT) aim to restore lymphatic circulation, while reductive approaches such as excision of excess tissue and liposuction (LS) aim to eliminate fibrofatty tissue. In advanced stages of breast cancer-related lymphedema, a treatment that inco

SUBMITTER: Drobot D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10788573 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature