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Chemotherapy port related lymphedema after axillary lymph node dissection
Zaahir Turfe1, Jane Pettinga2, Olivier Leduc3
1Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, Henry Ford Health Systems, Detroit, MI, USA.
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The Mascagni lymphatic pathway comprises superficial channels along the clavicle that drain upper extremity lymph. A 65 year-old woman with recurrent left breast cancer presented with a non-functioning chemotherapy port in the right deltopectoral groove. She had undergone right mastectomy with axillary lymph node dissection (ALND). After port removal and wound closure she developed right upper extremity lymphedema. Patients who have undergone ALND may depend solely on this pathway for upper extremity lymphatic drainage.
Level Of Evidence:
level V.
