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Liposuction of Breast Cancer-Related Arm Lymphedema Reduces Fat and Muscle Hypertrophy

Background: Adipose tissue deposition is a known consequence of lymphedema. A previous study showed that the affected arm in patients with nonpitting breast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL) had a mean excess volume of 73% fat and 47% muscle. This condition impairs combined physiotherapy as well as m...

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Autores principales: Karlsson, Tobias, Karlsson, Magnus, Ohlin, Karin, Olsson, Gaby, Brorson, Håkan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8892987/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33656374
http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/lrb.2020.0120