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1Baptist Medical Center of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City 73112, USA.
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Lymphoscintigraphy is key for evaluating extremity edema, offering advantages over contrast lymphangiography. This study reports an incidental finding of a chest wall lymphocele during arm edema evaluation.
Area of Science:
- Medical Imaging
- Vascular Medicine
- Diagnostic Procedures
Background:
- Lymphoscintigraphy is a valuable tool for assessing extremity edema.
- It presents several advantages compared to contrast lymphangiography for patient evaluation.
- The etiology of lymphatic abnormalities can be diverse, including surgery, trauma, or idiopathic factors.
Abstract:
An important use of lymphoscintigraphy is to evaluate extremity edema. Lymphoscintigraphy has many advantages over contrast lymphangiography in these patients. We report an unusual case of lymphocele of the left upper chest wall which was discovered incidentally during lymphoscintigraphic evaluation of left upper arm edema. This lymphocele was due to prior surgery, but in some patients the etiology is previous trauma or idiopathology.
