Improving quality of life after breast cancer: a comparison of two microsurgical treatment options for breast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL)

CONCLUSIONS: Both VLNT and LVA offer significant improvement for patients suffering from chronic BCRL. VLNT shows an even greater potential for improvement in more severe cases of BCRL, but involves a higher risk for (mostly minor) complications.PMID:38653874 | PMC:PMC11039536 | DOI:10.1007/s10238-024-01344-w

Source: Clinical Breast Cancer - April 23, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Katrin Seidenstuecker Sonia Fertsch Alina A Ghazaleh Adriano Fabi Julia Stoffel Julia Bukowiecki Andreas Wolter Soheila Aghlmandi Anshoo Nadella Florian S Halbeisen Christoph Andree Martin D Haug Dirk J Schaefer Tristan M Handschin Elisabeth A Kappos Source Type: research