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2. Lymphedema - Wikipedia

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   The incidence of angiosarcoma five years after radical mastectomy is estimated to be 0.45% in surviving patients. [5] [6] Lymphedema is also associated with a low grade form of cancer called retiform hemangioendothelioma (a low grade angiosarcoma). [7] Lymphedema can be disfiguring, and may result in a poor body image and psychological distress ...

3. Post-mastectomy pain syndrome - Wikipedia

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   Post-mastectomy pain syndrome is a chronic neuropathic pain that usually manifests as continuous pain in the arm, axilla, chest wall, and breast region. [3] Pain is most likely to start after surgery, [ 3 ] although adjuvant therapy, such as chemotherapy or radiation therapy , may sometimes cause new symptoms to appear. [ 4 ]

4. Flat closure after mastectomy - Wikipedia

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   Aesthetic flat closure is the surgical work required to produce a smooth flat chest wall contour after the removal of one or both breasts, including obliteration of the inframammary fold and excision of excess lateral tissue (to avoid "dog ears.") [17] [18] It is defined by the National Cancer Institute as the following: "A type of surgery that ...

5. Primary lymphedema - Wikipedia

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   Primary lymphedema is a form of lymphedema which is not directly attributable to another medical condition. It can be divided into three forms, depending upon age of onset: congenital lymphedema, lymphedema praecox, and lymphedema tarda. [1] Congenital lymphedema presents at birth. Lymphedema praecox presents from ages 1 to 35.

6. Today’s Jill Martin Shares Update on Her Health Following ...

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   The Today show contributor went on to explain that after being diagnosed with stage II breast cancer and immediately undergoing a double mastectomy, she was told she needed chemotherapy.

7. Country star Morgan Wade details recovery from double ... - AOL

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   Country singer Morgan Wade, close friend of "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star Kyle Richards, is opening up about her recovery from double mastectomy surgery.

8. Secondary lymphedema - Wikipedia

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   Secondary lymphedema is a condition characterized by swelling of the soft tissues in which an excessive amount of lymph has accumulated, and is caused by certain malignant diseases such as Hodgkin's disease and Kaposi sarcoma. [1]: 849

9. Kelly Crump shares initial reaction to seeing her mastectomy ...

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   Kelly Crump is reflecting on her journey with breast cancer after becoming the first woman to pose for the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition with a visible mastectomy scar.. In the May 2022 ...