Lymphedema

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  Subject Areas on Research

  • A novel approach to the treatment of lower extremity lymphedema by transferring a vascularized submental lymph node flap to the ankle. 
  • A pilot study of lower extremity lymphedema, lower extremity function, and quality of life in women after minimally invasive endometrial cancer staging surgery. 
  • A randomized trial of exercise on well-being and function following breast cancer surgery: the RESTORE trial. 
  • Adjuvant radiotherapy following radical hysterectomy for patients with stage IB and IIA cervical cancer. 
  • Applications of Platelet-Rich Plasma in Lymphedema. 
  • Arm/hand swelling and perceived functioning among breast cancer survivors 12 years post-diagnosis: CALGB 79804. 
  • Clinical characteristics of patients with cancer referred for outpatient physical therapy. 
  • Clinical heterogeneity in lymphoedema-distichiasis with FOXC2 truncating mutations. 
  • Completion Dissection or Observation for Sentinel-Node Metastasis in Melanoma. 
  • Cutaneous Angiosarcoma of the Eyelid Mimicking Morbihan Disease. 
  • Cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa localized to a region of lymphedema secondary to Streptococcus viridans cellulitis and multiple surgeries. 
  • Extreme Eyelid Lymphedema Associated With Rosacea (Morbihan Disease): Case Series, Literature Review, and Therapeutic Considerations. 
  • Inguinal node dissection for melanoma in the era of sentinel lymph node biopsy. 
  • Investment in new technology research can save future health care dollars. 
  • Lipedema, a frequently unrecognized problem. 
  • Long-term risk of medical conditions associated with breast cancer treatment. 
  • Lower extremity lymphedema caused by acquired immune deficiency syndrome-related Kaposi's sarcoma: case report and review of the literature. 
  • Lymphangioma circumscriptum of the vulva. 
  • Lymphedema in Noonan's syndrome. 
  • Lymphedema, musculoskeletal events and arm function in older patients receiving adjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer (Alliance A171302). 
  • Massive localized lymphedema of the thigh in a morbidly obese patient. 
  • Munchausen syndrome. 
  • Needle EMG in certain uncommon clinical contexts. 
  • Prospective study of factors predicting adherence to surveillance mammography in women treated for breast cancer. 
  • Successful management of late-onset primary lymphatic hypoplasia. 
  • Survivorship, Version 2.2018, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology. 
  • The incidence of donor-site morbidity after transverse cervical artery vascularized lymph node transfers: the need for a lymphatic surgery national registry. 
  • The lymphatics of the groin flap. 
  • Triggers of uncertainty about recurrence and long-term treatment side effects in older African American and Caucasian breast cancer survivors. 
  • hCALCRL mutation causes autosomal recessive nonimmune hydrops fetalis with lymphatic dysplasia. 
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  Keywords of People

  • Berchuck, Andrew, James M. Ingram Distinguished Professor of Gynecologic Oncology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Gynecologic Oncology
  • Mithani, Suhail Kamrudin, Associate Professor of Surgery, Orthopaedics
  • Moorman, Patricia Gripka, Professor in Family Medicine and Community Health, Duke Cancer Institute