In lymphedema, fluid accumulates in the tissue at first, but over time fat and firm connective tissue also begin to accumulate in the arm. Eventually, the upper limb becomes thick and clumsy. An ...

The upper arm is enlarged 15 cm ... Lymphangiosarcoma in postmastectomy lymphedema: report of six cases in elephantiasis chirurgica. Cancer 1:64–81, 1948.

Lymphedema is a condition that occurs when there is damage to the lymph system, causing a collection of fluid in one or more areas of the body. The swelling can occur in the arm, breast, chest or leg ...

A growth factor-stimulating gene therapy did not improve outcomes with vascularized lymph node transfer (VLNT) for breast ...

In lymphedema, fluid accumulates in the tissue at first, but over time fat and firm connective tissue also begin to accumulate in the arm. Eventually, the upper limb becomes thick and clumsy.