Lymphedema

"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.

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Edema due to obstruction of lymph vessels or disorders of the lymph nodes.

Descriptor ID	D008209
MeSH Number(s)	C15.604.496
Concept/Terms	Lymphedema Lymphedema Lymphedemas 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

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Lymphedema".

Diseases [C]
Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases [C15]
Lymphatic Diseases [C15.604]
Lymphedema [C15.604.496]

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Bar chart showing 42 publications over 20 distinct years, with a maximum of 4 publications in 2024

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1998	0	1	1
2001	0	1	1
2003	1	0	1
2006	0	2	2
2008	1	0	1
2009	2	0	2
2010	3	0	3
2012	2	0	2
2013	0	3	3
2015	1	1	2
2016	2	0	2
2017	1	1	2
2018	2	1	3
2019	2	0	2
2020	2	0	2
2021	3	0	3
2022	2	0	2
2023	3	0	3
2024	2	2	4
2025	1	0	1

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Roberts A, Campbell AC, Pollack BL, Montagna G, Sevilimedu V, Axelrod B, Gomez EA, Giri D, Morrow M, Mehrara BJ, Barrio AV. Racial and Ethnic Differences in Breast Inflammation and Its Association with Lymphedema Risk After Axillary Lymph Node Dissection. Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 May; 32(5):3309-3316.

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Barfield M, Winokur R, Berland T, Davis S, Ralph V, Chatham N, Rockson S, Maldonado TS. Results from a comparative study to evaluate the treatment effectiveness of a nonpneumatic compression device vs an advanced pneumatic compression device for lower extremity lymphedema swelling (TEAYS study). J Vasc Surg Venous Lymphat Disord. 2025 Jan; 13(1):101965.

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Ikomi C, Blatt J, Ghofrani S, Zhang R, Ross J, Law JR. Lymphedema in Turner syndrome: correlations with phenotype and karyotype. J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab. 2024 Sep 25; 37(9):789-795.

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Campbell AC, Baik JE, Sarker A, Brown S, Park HJ, Kuonqui KG, Shin J, Pollack BL, Roberts A, Ashokan G, Rubin J, Kataru RP, Dayan JH, Barrio AV, Mehrara BJ. Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema Results in Impaired Epidermal Differentiation and Tight Junction Dysfunction. J Invest Dermatol. 2025 Jan; 145(1):85-97.e4.

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Heller DR, Axelrod B, Sevilimedu V, Morrow M, Mehrara BJ, Barrio AV. Quality of Life After Axillary Lymph Node Dissection Among Racial and Ethnic Minority Women. JAMA Surg. 2024 Jun 01; 159(6):668-676.

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Rochlin DH, Barrio AV, McLaughlin S, Van Zee KJ, Woods JF, Dayan JH, Coriddi MR, McGrath LA, Bloomfield EA, Boe L, Mehrara BJ. Feasibility and Clinical Utility of Prediction Models for Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema Incorporating Racial Differences in Disease Incidence. JAMA Surg. 2023 09 01; 158(9):954-964.

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Montagna G, Barrio AV. Managing the Morbidity: Individualizing Risk Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment Options for Upper Extremity Lymphedema. Surg Oncol Clin N Am. 2023 10; 32(4):705-724.

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Deng J, Lukens JN, Zhu J, Cohn JC, Andersen LP, Spinelli BA, Quinn RJ, Chittams J, McMenamin E, Lin A. Patient Experience of Photobiomodulation Therapy in Head and Neck Chronic Lymphedema. J Palliat Med. 2023 09; 26(9):1225-1233.

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Montagna G, Zhang J, Sevilimedu V, Charyn J, Abbate K, Gomez EA, Mehrara B, Morrow M, Barrio AV. Risk Factors and Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Patients With Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema. JAMA Oncol. 2022 08 01; 8(8):1195-1200.

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Shuck JW, Francis AM, Chang EI. Commentary: Gastroepiploic vascularized lymph node transfer for extremities' lymphedema: Is two better than one? A retrospective case-control study. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2022 09; 75(9):3138-3139.

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