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Breast Cancer
Sentinel lymph node biopsy reduces incidence of lymphedema and erysipelas
January 12th, 2006
Sentinel lymph node biopsy reduces the incidence of lymphedema and erysipelas. According to recent research from Lebanon, "Cellutitis is a well-known complication of lymphedema of the lower extremities. Erysipelas of the upper extremity complicating breast cancer therapy has never been reported in the English-language literature." "We describe 7 breast cancer patients with erysipelas of the upper extremity. Five had a predisposing injury to the extremity. All patients responded very well to intravenous antibiotics without any sequelae. They had rapid resolution with typical desquamation. No long-term sequelae were seen except for mild increase of...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2006-01-12)
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