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A Rare Cause of Upper Limb Lymphoedema
This is the first case report of upper extremity lymphoedema caused by a thyroid tumour. An 87 year old female patient with grade 3 lymphoedema of the upper right extremity was admitted. The lymphoedema had developed over the course of two years. Investigation identified a thyroid tumour, which comp...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6305890/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30671553 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejvssr.2018.10.002 |
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author | Pinho, Ana N.M.B.M. Ferreira, Joana M.M. Carneiro, Alexandre F.L. |
author_facet | Pinho, Ana N.M.B.M. Ferreira, Joana M.M. Carneiro, Alexandre F.L. |
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description | This is the first case report of upper extremity lymphoedema caused by a thyroid tumour. An 87 year old female patient with grade 3 lymphoedema of the upper right extremity was admitted. The lymphoedema had developed over the course of two years. Investigation identified a thyroid tumour, which compressed the mediastinal structures at the right superior thoracic outlet, causing venous congestion, oedema, and lymphoedema. The patient underwent thyroidectomy which markedly improved the lymphatic oedema. Resolution of the compression mechanism was an effective treatment, despite the severity and chronicity of the initial presentation. |
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spelling | pubmed-63058902019-01-22 A Rare Cause of Upper Limb Lymphoedema Pinho, Ana N.M.B.M. Ferreira, Joana M.M. Carneiro, Alexandre F.L. EJVES Short Rep Short Report This is the first case report of upper extremity lymphoedema caused by a thyroid tumour. An 87 year old female patient with grade 3 lymphoedema of the upper right extremity was admitted. The lymphoedema had developed over the course of two years. Investigation identified a thyroid tumour, which compressed the mediastinal structures at the right superior thoracic outlet, causing venous congestion, oedema, and lymphoedema. The patient underwent thyroidectomy which markedly improved the lymphatic oedema. Resolution of the compression mechanism was an effective treatment, despite the severity and chronicity of the initial presentation. Elsevier 2018-12-06 /pmc/articles/PMC6305890/ /pubmed/30671553 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejvssr.2018.10.002 Text en © 2018 The Author(s) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Short Report Pinho, Ana N.M.B.M. Ferreira, Joana M.M. Carneiro, Alexandre F.L. A Rare Cause of Upper Limb Lymphoedema |
title | A Rare Cause of Upper Limb Lymphoedema |
title_full | A Rare Cause of Upper Limb Lymphoedema |
title_fullStr | A Rare Cause of Upper Limb Lymphoedema |
title_full_unstemmed | A Rare Cause of Upper Limb Lymphoedema |
title_short | A Rare Cause of Upper Limb Lymphoedema |
title_sort | rare cause of upper limb lymphoedema |
topic | Short Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6305890/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30671553 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejvssr.2018.10.002 |
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