title: [Therapeutic and palliative lymph drainage in therapy of edema in the face and neck].
abstract: Therapeutic drainage of lymphedema can alleviate facial and cervical edema after surgery or irradiation. It is fully justified even in a malignant tumour with a hopeless prognosis, although there is a risk of increasing the tendency to metastasis.
mesh_terms: D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000601:surgery*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods*; D004825:Epiglottis / Q000601:surgery; D005145:Face; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008209:Lymphedema / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009333:Neck; D037981:Neck Dissection; D010166:Palliative Care; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000628:therapy
vernacular_title: Therapeutische und palliative Lymphdrainage zur Odemtherapie im Gesichts- und Halsbereich.