Lymphatic Venous Anastomosis Can Release the Lymphedema-Associated Pain of Upper Limb after Breast Cancer Treatment
Abstract Background Sometimes, chronic pain in the arm or chest could occur in postmastectomy patients. Although the pathology of the pain is unclear, the involvement of neurological mechanism, cicatricial contracture, or lymphedema is considered. The purpose of this study was to invest...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Georg Thieme Verlag KG
2018-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery Open |
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Online Access: | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0037-1607306 |