Steward-Treves syndrome is a cutaneous angiosarcoma that usually appears after long evolution of a lymphoedema after mastectomy for mammary neoplasia associated with an axillary dissection. This is a rare disease develop most of the time in upper arm and often confounded with cutaneous metastasis. Only the biopsy and immunohistochemical study confirm the diagnosis. The treatment is surgical and...

30 Innovation in the treatment of breast cancer is reducing the level of collateral damage to the lymphatic system, however, injury during surgery, lymph node removal, or radiation therapy is often unavoidable and can lead to lymphoedema of the arm, breast, or trunk (Cormier et al, 2010). Most women do not develop arm lymphoedema, but as family and recreational activities or hobbies, and improv...

Sirolimus is an inhibitor of the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR), used as an immunosuppressant for solid-organ transplant recipients and patients with autoimmune disorders. We report a case of lymphoedema, a rare complication of sirolimus, and discuss the mechanism of drug action, the adverse effects and the challenges of treating a kidney transplant recipient with this complication in a r...

Yellow nail syndrome is a very rare clinical entity usually diagnosed from a combination of yellow dystrophic nails, lymphoedema and respiratory diseases. The aetiology is not known though dysfunctional hypoplastic lymphatics is speculated. Most cases occur sporadically but few cases may be associated with systemic diseases or may be inherited. This report documents another case in a 56-year ol...

BACKGROUND Lymphoedema/chronic oedema is an important cause of morbidity in the population, but little is known of its epidemiology and impact on patients or health services. AIM To determine the magnitude of the problem of chronic oedema in the community, and the likely impact of oedema on use of health resources, employment and patient's quality of life. DESIGN Questionnaire-based survey....

OBJECTIVE To compare the efficacy of low-frequency low-intensity electrotherapy and manual lymphatic drainage in the treatment of chronic upper limb breast cancer-related lymphoedema. DESIGN Cross-over single-blind random clinical trial. SETTING Rehabilitation service. PARTICIPANTS Thirty-six women with chronic upper limb breast cancer-related lymphoedema. METHODS Patients were randomiz...

BACKGROUND Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is one of the primary causes of lymphoedema in sub-Saharan Africa, and has a significant impact on the quality of life (QoL) of those affected. In this paper we assess the relative impact of lymphoedema on mobility and income in Chikwawa district, Malawi. METHODS A random sample of 31 people with lymphoedema and 31 matched controls completed a QoL question...

With the exception of nonmelanoma skin cancer, breast cancer continues to be the most common cancer diagnosis in women and, due to early detection and better treatment therapies, more women are living longer after breast cancer treatment (Ugnat et al, 2005; Vivar and McQueen, 2005; Grunfeld et al, 2006). In light of these changes, it is anticipated that 10 million breast cancer survivors worldw...

OBJECTIVE To show that adequate therapy for lymphoedema is able to restore ability to work. MATERIALS AND METHODS The population of patients with primary lymphoedema registered in the university clinical centre diagnosed with primary or secondary lymphoedema and presumed by the national social institution as completely unable to work was selected for the retrospective analysis and divided int...