"Lymphedema" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Edema due to obstruction of lymph vessels or disorders of the lymph nodes.
| Descriptor ID |
D008209
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C15.604.496
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| Concept/Terms |
Milroy Disease- Milroy Disease
- Early Onset Lymphedema
- Early Onset Lymphedemas
- Lymphedemas, Early Onset
- Hereditary Lymphedema
- Hereditary Lymphedemas
- Lymphedema, Hereditary
- Lymphedemas, Hereditary
- Hereditary Lymphedema 1
- Hereditary Lymphedema 1s
- Lymphedema, Early-Onset
- Early-Onset Lymphedema
- Early-Onset Lymphedemas
- Lymphedema, Early Onset
- Lymphedemas, Early-Onset
- Hereditary Lymphedema Type I
- Milroy's Disease
- Milroys Disease
- Nonne-Milroy Disease
- Nonne Milroy Disease
- Nonne-Milroy Lymphedema
- Lymphedema, Nonne-Milroy
- Nonne Milroy Lymphedema
- Nonne-Milroy-Meige Disease
- Nonne Milroy Meige Disease
- Primary Congenital Lymphedema
- Congenital Lymphedema, Primary
- Congenital Lymphedemas, Primary
- Lymphedema, Primary Congenital
- Lymphedemas, Primary Congenital
- Primary Congenital Lymphedemas
- Congenital Familial Lymphedema
- Congenital Hereditary Lymphedema
- Congenital Hereditary Lymphedemas
- Hereditary Lymphedema, Congenital
- Hereditary Lymphedemas, Congenital
- Lymphedema, Congenital Hereditary
- Lymphedemas, Congenital Hereditary
- Lymphedema, Hereditary, Ia
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Lymphedema" by people in Profiles.
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Nechuta S, Chen WY, Goerge A, Boopathy D, Sanderson M. The role of breast cancer-related arm lymphedema in physical functioning and physical activity participation among long-term African American breast cancer survivors. Support Care Cancer. 2024 Jun 20; 32(7):446.
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White BN, Lu IM, Kao LS, Dixon JB, Weiler MJ, Frank ND, Binkley J, Subhedar P, Okoli J, Buhariwalla K, Suarez-Ligon A, Gabram-Mendola SGA. An infrared 3D scanning device as a novel limb volume measurement tool in breast cancer patients. World J Surg Oncol. 2020 Oct 27; 18(1):278.
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Campbell KL, Winters-Stone KM, Wiskemann J, May AM, Schwartz AL, Courneya KS, Zucker DS, Matthews CE, Ligibel JA, Gerber LH, Morris GS, Patel AV, Hue TF, Perna FM, Schmitz KH. Exercise Guidelines for Cancer Survivors: Consensus Statement from International Multidisciplinary Roundtable. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2019 11; 51(11):2375-2390.
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Unolt M, Barry J, Digilio MC, Marino B, Bassett A, Oechslin E, Low DW, Belasco JB, Kallish S, Sullivan K, Zackai EH, McDonald-McGinn DM. Primary lymphedema and other lymphatic anomalies are associated with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome. Eur J Med Genet. 2018 Jul; 61(7):411-415.
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Gutknecht M, Herberger K, Klose K, Purwins S, Dietz D, Blome C, Augustin M. Cost-of-illness of patients with lymphoedema. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2017 Nov; 31(11):1930-1935.
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Chan JK, Gardner AB, Taylor K, Thompson CA, Blansit K, Yu X, Kapp DS. Robotic versus laparoscopic versus open surgery in morbidly obese endometrial cancer patients - a comparative analysis of total charges and complication rates. Gynecol Oncol. 2015 Nov; 139(2):300-5.
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Dominick SA, Natarajan L, Pierce JP, Madanat H, Madlensky L. The psychosocial impact of lymphedema-related distress among breast cancer survivors in the WHEL Study. Psychooncology. 2014 Sep; 23(9):1049-56.
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Dominick SA, Natarajan L, Pierce JP, Madanat H, Madlensky L. Patient compliance with a health care provider referral for an occupational therapy lymphedema consult. Support Care Cancer. 2014 Jul; 22(7):1781-7.