Resolution of Primary Lymphedema: A Case Report
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A Revised Method for Inducing Secondary Lymphedema in the Hindlimb of Mice
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Jeremy A Goss1, Reid A Maclellan1, Usha E A Beijnen1
1Department of Plastic and Oral Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass.
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Global Open
|March 11, 2017
Abstract:
Primary lymphedema is a rare, progressive disease that typically affects the lower extremity. The condition is not curable, and the limb enlarges over time because of subcutaneous fibroadipose deposition. We present a patient with clinical and radiographical evidence of resolution of primary lymphedema. This observation may provide greater insight into the pathophysiology of the disease.

