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Postgraduate Medicine Volume 104, 1998 - Issue 4
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Lymphedema of the limb

An overview of treatment options

Richard S. Tunkel Dr Tunkel is associate attending physiatrist, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York.
, MD &
Elisabeth Lachmann Dr Lachmann is associate attending physiatrist, The New York Hospital—Cornell Medical Center, New York.
, MD
Pages 131-144 | Published online: 30 Jun 2015
 
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Lymphedema, a chronic condition with no known cure, can have a profound physical and psychological impact in affected patients. The optimal form of treatment is a matter of controversy. Drs Tunkel and Lachmann shed light on causes of this condition and some of the palliative therapies that may help minimize complications and discomfort.

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