Long-Term Outcomes of Lymph Node Transfer in Secondary Lymphedema and Its Correlation with Flap Characteristics.

breast cancer lymph node flap lymph node transfer lymphedema mastectomy

Journal

Cancers
ISSN: 2072-6694
Titre abrégé: Cancers (Basel)
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101526829

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
09 Dec 2021
Historique:
received: 29 11 2021
revised: 06 12 2021
accepted: 07 12 2021
entrez: 24 12 2021
pubmed: 25 12 2021
medline: 25 12 2021
Statut: epublish

Résumé

This retrospective study aimed to assess the impact of certain flap characteristics on long-term outcomes following microsurgical treatment in Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema (BCRL) patients. Sixty-four out of 65 BCRL patients, guided by the "Selected Lymph Node" ("SeLyN") technique, underwent Vascularized Lymph Node Transfer (VLNT) between 2012 and 2018. According to their surface size, flaps were divided into small (<25 cm At 36-month follow-up, no major complication was recorded in 64 cases; one flap failure was excluded from the study. Mean flap size was 27.4 cm In our series, larger flaps included a higher number of functional LNs, directly associated with better outcomes as quantified by improved VDR.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
This retrospective study aimed to assess the impact of certain flap characteristics on long-term outcomes following microsurgical treatment in Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema (BCRL) patients.
METHODS METHODS
Sixty-four out of 65 BCRL patients, guided by the "Selected Lymph Node" ("SeLyN") technique, underwent Vascularized Lymph Node Transfer (VLNT) between 2012 and 2018. According to their surface size, flaps were divided into small (<25 cm
RESULTS RESULTS
At 36-month follow-up, no major complication was recorded in 64 cases; one flap failure was excluded from the study. Mean flap size was 27.4 cm
CONCLUSION CONCLUSIONS
In our series, larger flaps included a higher number of functional LNs, directly associated with better outcomes as quantified by improved VDR.

Identifiants

pubmed: 34944817
pii: cancers13246198
doi: 10.3390/cancers13246198
pmc: PMC8699309
pii:
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

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Auteurs

Dimitrios Dionyssiou (D)

Department of Plastic Surgery, Papageorgiou General Hospital, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 56403 Thessaloniki, Greece.

Alexandros Sarafis (A)

Department of Plastic Surgery, Papageorgiou General Hospital, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 56403 Thessaloniki, Greece.

Antonios Tsimponis (A)

Department of Plastic Surgery, Papageorgiou General Hospital, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 56403 Thessaloniki, Greece.

Asterios Kalaitzoglou (A)

3rd Department of Nuclear Medicine, Papageorgiou General Hospital, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 56403 Thessaloniki, Greece.

Georgios Arsos (G)

3rd Department of Nuclear Medicine, Papageorgiou General Hospital, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 56403 Thessaloniki, Greece.

Efterpi Demiri (E)

Department of Plastic Surgery, Papageorgiou General Hospital, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 56403 Thessaloniki, Greece.

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