title: Technetium-99m-albumin colloid lymphoscintigraphy in postoperative lymphocele.
abstract: An important use of lymphoscintigraphy is to evaluate extremity edema. Lymphoscintigraphy has many advantages over contrast lymphangiography in these patients. We report an unusual case of lymphocele of the left upper chest wall which was discovered incidentally during lymphoscintigraphic evaluation of left upper arm edema. This lymphocele was due to prior surgery, but in some patients the etiology is previous trauma or idiopathology.
authors.affiliation: Baptist Medical Center of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City 73112, USA.
authors.forename: W D
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Perrymore
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Harolds
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001132:Arm; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects; D004487:Edema / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008210:Lymphocele / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013668:Technetium Tc 99m Aggregated Albumin
chemical_list: D013668:Technetium Tc 99m Aggregated Albumin