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Retrograde lymphatic spread and ischemia of the forearm and hand—rare complications of carcinoma of the breast
Author(s) -
Metcalf John S.,
O'Brien Paul H.,
Kreutner Albert
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(197707)40:1<371::aid-cncr2820400152>3.0.co;2-f
Subject(s) - medicine , forearm , lymphatic system , amputation , mastectomy , ischemia , lymphedema , breast cancer , surgery , carcinoma , cancer , pathology
A case of ischemia of the forearm and hand with resulting necrosis three years following simple mastectomy and radiation therapy for breast carcinoma is reported. Histologic sections of the mid‐forearm amputation specimen showed extensive lymphatic involvement by tumor. The latter process is judged to have been one of retrograde lymphatic extension. Cancer 40:371–375, 1977.