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CA Cancer J Clin 1967; 17:213-214
doi: 10.3322/canjclin.17.5.213
© 1967 American Cancer Society
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CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, Vol 17, 213-214, Copyright © 1967 by American Cancer Society

Lymphangiosarcoma In The Lymphedematous Extremity

Harry S. Goldsmith M.D.1

1 Assistant Attending Surgeon, Assistant Director of Surgical Research, and Assistant Chief, Special Surgical Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, N.Y.

Every effort should be made to prevent and treat lymphedema because of its relationship to lymphangiosarcoma. Measures for controlling lymphedema include avoidance of postoperative infection, weight reduction, diuretics, and the use of compressive bandages. In selected cases, it might be advisable to carry out surgical procedures to control the chronic lymphedema for functional reasons and for possible prevention of subsequent lymphangiosarcoma. Any diffuse skin change occuring in an edematous extremity should be biopsied without delay. The excised tissue deserves careful histological examination.






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