A Visual Guide to Lymphedema

Sources Medically Reviewed on 08/12/2020 Reviewed by Melinda Ratini, DO, MS on August 12, 2020
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SOURCES:
Cleveland Clinic: "Lymphedema: What You Should Know About Your Risk, Treatment Options."
BreastCancer.org: "Lymphedema."
Mayo Clinic: "Lymphedema."
National Lymphedema Network: "What is Lymphedema?"
World Health Organization: "Lymphatic filariasis."
National Cancer Institute: "Lymphedema (PDQ)–Patient Version."
"The Diagnosis And Treatment Of Lymphedema." Position Statement of the National Lymphedema Network, February 2011.
Reviewed by Melinda Ratini, DO, MS on August 12, 2020
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