Donor-site safety in microvascular lymph node transfer for breast cancer-related lymphedema using reverse lymphatic mapping-A prospective study.

Susanna PajulaAnne SaarikkoSinikka SuominenIlkka KaartinenJuha KiiskiMaria ManiMartin HallePauliina Hartiala

Published in: Journal of plastic, reconstructive & aesthetic surgery : JPRAS (2024)

This prospective study demonstrated that groin VLNT with reverse lymphatic mapping appears safe and does not increase the risk of secondary donor-site lymphedema within one year postoperatively.

Keyphrases

lymph node
high resolution
sentinel lymph node
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
high density
squamous cell carcinoma
early stage
drug induced
rectal cancer