Current views on diagnostic approach and treatment of lymphedema

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 134-140

  Murdaca, Giuseppe ^a   Cagnati, Paola ^a   Gulli, Rossella ^a   Span, Francesca ^a   Puppo, Francesco ^a   Campisi, Corradino ^a   Boccardo, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Lymphedema; neoplasm

Indexed keywords

TECHNETIUM SULFUR COLLOID TC 99M;

ABLATION THERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONGENITAL DISORDER; ECHOGRAPHY; GENETIC DISORDER; LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE; LYMPHEDEMA; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; LYMPHEDEMA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 84856093270     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: 15557162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2011.06.032     Document Type: Review

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