{"id":8934,"date":"2018-12-01T13:36:02","date_gmt":"2018-12-01T13:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doctorathens.com\/successful-relief-of-a-male-breast-lymphedema-by-supermicrosurgical-lymphaticovenular-anastomosis\/"},"modified":"2018-12-01T13:36:02","modified_gmt":"2018-12-01T13:36:02","slug":"successful-relief-of-a-male-breast-lymphedema-by-supermicrosurgical-lymphaticovenular-anastomosis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doctorathens.com\/en\/successful-relief-of-a-male-breast-lymphedema-by-supermicrosurgical-lymphaticovenular-anastomosis\/","title":{"rendered":"Successful Relief of a Male Breast Lymphedema by Supermicrosurgical Lymphaticovenular Anastomosis"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8934\" class=\"elementor elementor-8934 elementor-6568\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bde92d e-con-full e-flex wcf-starter-animations-none e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8bde92d\" 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Abstract<\/strong><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><div id=\"eng-abstract\"><p><strong>Background:<\/strong>\u00a0Breast lymphedema is a common issue after breast cancer surgery but remains understudied because it is difficult to be quantified. Untreated breast lymphedema may lead to severe form of delayed breast cellulitis. Supermicrosurgical lymphaticovenular anastomosis is one option for the treatment of breast cancer-related lymphedema but has not been described for the treatment of breast lymphedema.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Methods:<\/strong>\u00a0This report presented a rare case of male breast lymphedema secondary to axillary lymph node dissection for the treatment of a forearm melanoma. Deep lymphatic vessels and adjacent venules were individualized under high magnification in the periareolar area. Six lymphaticovenular anastomoses were performed using supermicrosurgical techniques. A clinical examination and a volume assessment under magnetic resonance imaging were used to assess the efficiency of surgery.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Results:<\/strong>\u00a0Postoperative outcome was uneventful. The patient was followed-up during 1 year. Swelling relief was clinically significant 3 months postoperatively. The pinch test reduction was 2 cm after 12 months. The breast volume reduction rate was 47.2%.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Conclusions:<\/strong>\u00a0Supermicrosurgical lymphaticovenular anastomosis may be efficient for the treatment of postoperative breast lymphedema, even in male patients.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-485cfba elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"485cfba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;wcf-animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/29994879\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read Full Article<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff4526a elementor-widget elementor-widget-wcf--blog--post--tags\" data-id=\"ff4526a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;wcf-animation&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;delay&quot;:0.1499999999999999944488848768742172978818416595458984375,&quot;on-scroll&quot;:1,&quot;fade-from&quot;:&quot;bottom&quot;,&quot;data-duration&quot;:1.5,&quot;ease&quot;:&quot;power2.out&quot;,&quot;fade-offset&quot;:50}\" data-widget_type=\"wcf--blog--post--tags.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"wcf--post-tags\">\r\n\t\t\t        <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Successful Relief of a Male Breast Lymphedema by Supermicrosurgical Lymphaticovenular Anastomosis December 1, 2018 Abstract \u00a0 Background:\u00a0Breast lymphedema is a common issue after breast cancer surgery but remains understudied because it is difficult to be quantified. Untreated breast lymphedema may lead to severe form of delayed breast cellulitis. 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