Successful treatment of lymphedema in a vasculopath and neuropathic patient.
Suzanne InchausteJustin ZelonesDanielle H RochlinDung H NguyenPublished in: Journal of surgical oncology (2019)
This is a case report of a 68-year-old male with stage III right lower extremity lymphedema following right inguinal lymph node dissection and adjuvant chemoradiotherapy for Hodgkin's lymphoma. He developed peripheral neuropathy and radiation-induced right femoral artery thrombosis, treated with saphenous vein graft. He underwent three vascularized lymph node transfers (VLNTs) to the upper medial thigh, posterior calf, and ankle with placement of nanofibrillar collagen scaffolds. Three months after surgery, he had volume reduction, less neuropathic pain, and improved ambulation.
Keyphrases
- neuropathic pain
- radiation induced
- lymph node
- rectal cancer
- spinal cord
- tissue engineering
- spinal cord injury
- radiation therapy
- sentinel lymph node
- locally advanced
- pulmonary embolism
- neoadjuvant chemotherapy
- early stage
- case report
- radical prostatectomy
- diffuse large b cell lymphoma
- hodgkin lymphoma
- ultrasound guided
- prostate cancer
- soft tissue
- wound healing
- squamous cell carcinoma
- coronary artery disease
- acute coronary syndrome
- atrial fibrillation