10.1055/b-0037-143474 CHAPTER 18 Lymphedema Risk Factors in Breast Cancer Swetha Kambhampati, Stanley Rockson KEY POINTS Breast cancer treatment, one of the most common causes of lymphedema, affects more than one…
10.1055/b-0037-143473 CHAPTER 17 Combined Lymphatic and Venous Failure: Phlebolymphedema Audra A. Duncan KEY POINTS Lymphedema resulting from venous failure is frequently misdiagnosed. A high frequency of lymphatic dysfunction is found…
10.1055/b-0037-143471 CHAPTER 15 Filaria Gurusamy Manokaran, Rajiv Agarwal, Devisha Agarwal KEY POINTS Adenolymphangitis is an important clinical manifestation of lymphatic filariasis; recurrence contributes to the progress of the disease. Meticulous…
10.1055/b-0037-143469 CHAPTER 13 Pathophysiology of Secondary Lymphedema Etelka Földi KEY POINTS The transport capacity of the lymphatic drainage system may be reduced as a result of surgery and/or radiotherapy for…
10.1055/b-0037-143460 CHAPTER 4 Embryology Sandro Michelini, Miguel Amore, Lucia Tapia, Gisela Romina Pattarone, Diego Mercado, Jeremy S. Torrisi, Ira L. Savetsky, Jason C. Gardenier, Babak J. Mehrara KEY POINTS The…
10.1055/b-0037-143462 CHAPTER 6 Applied Anatomy Miguel Amore, Lucia Tapia, Gisela Romina Pattarone, Diego Mercado KEY POINTS The lymphatic system plays an important role in transporting tissue fluids and extravasated plasma…
10.1055/b-0037-143467 CHAPTER 11 Immune Regulation by the Peripheral Lymphatics David G. Hancock KEY POINTS Lymphedema is characterized by numerous immune deficits, including altered wound healing and increased susceptibility to infection,…
10.1055/b-0037-143466 CHAPTER 10 Lymphatic Malformations Sandro Michelini, Alessandro Fiorentino, Marco Cardone KEY POINTS Vascular malformations are mistakes in the development of the vascular system; hemangiomas are vascular tumors. Endothelial hyperplasia…
10.1055/b-0037-143465 CHAPTER 9 Relationship Between Fat Tissue and Lymphangiogenesis Mauro Andrade KEY POINTS Adipose tissue overgrowth is a key clinical feature in chronic lymphedema. Lymphangiogenesis may play a critical role…
10.1055/b-0037-143464 CHAPTER 8 Impact of Genetics on Lymphangiogenesis Kristiana Gordon, Pia Ostergaard KEY POINTS Primary lymphedema is the presenting symptom of numerous distinct conditions; it is genetically heterogeneous. Several abnormalities…
