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General & SystemicModerate
Lymphoedema
Vascular Surgery · General & Systemic
Moderate
Severity
Uncommon overall but affects a substantial proportion of patients after lymph node removal for cancer treatment
Prevalence
No
Contagious
Vascular Surgery
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🔬Causes & Risk Factors
- 1Secondary lymphoedema most commonly results from damage to lymph nodes or vessels during cancer surgery or radiation therapy
- 2particularly following breast cancer treatment
- 3or from infections such as filariasis that damage lymphatic channels. Primary lymphoedema arises from inherited abnormalities in the development of lymphatic vessels. Obesity
- 4chronic venous insufficiency
- 5and recurrent infections in the affected limb can worsen the condition.
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