Post-mastectomy arm lymphedema: diagnosis and treatment.
Arm lymphedema after breast cancer treatment occurs as a result of axillary lymph node removal and subsequent radiation therapy, which disrupts lymphatic drainage.
Are all patients treated for breast cancer destined to develop lymphedema? Should I see a lymphologist if I don't see swelling in my arm? How is arm lymphedema treated? Vladimir Sergeevich Berkis, a lymphologist at the Phlebology Center, answers these questions on the TV program "Useful Consultation."