Lymphoedema Unit, Lund University Hospital and PhD, Department of Health Science, Division of Physiotherapy, Lund University, Sweden, and Neil Piller is a Professor in the Department of Surgery and Director of the Lymphoedema Assessment Clinic, Flinders University and Medical Centre, Adelaide, South Australia Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer in women in Western countries (McPhers...

OBJECTIVE Lymphoedema is a common complication after cancer treatment. We have reported that low-energy extracorporeal shock wave (SW) therapy up-regulates vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in ischaemic myocardium. As VEGF plays an important role in lymphangiogenesis, we investigated whether our low-energy SW therapy enhances lymphangiogenesis in rats. METHODS We created a tail model ...

Sir Angiosarcomas (AS) are rare malignant neoplasms of mesenchymal origin that exhibit vascular di¡erentiation. They mainly a¡ect adult men. They account for approximately 1% of all sarcomas and 35% primarily a¡ect the skin, usually on the head and neck (1). Ten percent of angiosarcomas develop in chronic lymphoedema (2). Some are associated with lymphoedema due to conditions such as trauma, co...

We present a case of chronic lymphoedema that progressed to Stewart-Treves syndrome in a 63-year-old woman with a previous modified radical mastectomy, associated lymph node dissection, chemotherapy and radiotherapy. While producing stabilisation of most cutaneous lesions initially, chemotherapeutic treatment of the angiosarcoma did not prevent subsequent metastasis and patient death. We urge v...

^ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Managing lymphoedema of the male genitals is challenging, distressing and potentially life-threatening if not managed appropriately. Consideration is made of the classification, clinical presentation, lymphatic anatomy and management of genital lymphoedema in clinical practice. The article addresses the Issues raised when caring for patients suffering from this condition...

OBJECTIVE To estimate the extent to which the impairments associated with lymphoedema (volume increase, local oedema and sensory alteration) are linked to arm dysfunction and sub-optimal health-related quality of life. PATIENTS AND METHODS A cross-sectional study, embedded within a pilot for an epidemiologic study, was undertaken involving women who had undergone surgery for unilateral stage ...

[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to adapt the Lymphoedema Functioning, Disability and Health Questionnaire into the Turkish language, and to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Turkish version in patients with breast cancer-related lymphedema. [Subjects and Methods] After the translation, inter-rater and test-retest reliability were assessed between patients and physiotherapists ...