Prediction of breast cancer-related lymphedema by dermal backflow detected with near-infrared fluorescence lymphatic imaging.
Melissa B AldrichJohn C RasmussenSarah M DeSnyderWendy A WoodwardWenyaw ChanEva M Sevick-MuracaElizabeth A MittendorfBenjamin D SmithMichael C StauderEric A StromGeorge H PerkinsKaren E HoffmanMelissa P MitchellCarlos H BarcenasLynn E IsalesSimona F ShaitelmanPublished in: Breast cancer research and treatment (2022)
BCRL can be predicted by dermal backflow, which often appears months before arm swelling, enabling early treatment before the onset of edema and irreversible tissue changes.