title: Subcutaneous lymphatic drainage (lymphcentesis) for palliation of severe refractory lymphedema in cancer patients.
abstract: Subcutaneous lymphatic drainage has been reported to be an effective treatment for severe refractory lymphedema in patients with lymphatic accumulation because of obstructive cancer. We review published techniques for lymphatic drainage and describe two cases where these techniques were modified with good results.
authors.affiliation: Palliative Care Service, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA. jjacobsen@partners.org
authors.forename: Juliet
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jacobsen
authors.forename: Craig D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Blinderman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004322:Drainage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008209:Lymphedema / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000379:methods*; D055502:Secondary Prevention; D016896:Treatment Outcome