A systematic review of validated assessments methods for head and neck lymphedema.

Coralie R ArendsJosephine E LindhoutLisette van der MolenErica A WilthagenMichiel W M van den BrekelMartijn M Stuiver

Published in: European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (2023)

There is a lack of sufficiently reliable and valid measurement instruments for external head and neck lymphedema. The Patterson scale and the patient reported LIDS-H&N seem reliable for clinical practice and research.

Keyphrases

patient reported
clinical practice