"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.
Edema due to obstruction of lymph vessels or disorders of the lymph nodes.
| Descriptor ID |
D008209
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C15.604.496
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| Concept/Terms |
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
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Lymphedema" by people in Profiles.
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Completion Dissection or Observation for Sentinel-Node Metastasis in Melanoma. N Engl J Med. 2017 06 08; 376(23):2211-2222.
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Preliminary evaluation of reliability and validity of head and neck external lymphedema and fibrosis assessment criteria. Eur J Oncol Nurs. 2016 Jun; 22:63-70.
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Assessment and measurement of head and neck lymphedema: state-of-the-science and future directions. Oral Oncol. 2015 May; 51(5):431-7.
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Primary lymphedema of the genitalia in children and adolescents. J Urol. 1998 Oct; 160(4):1485-9.
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Chylothorax secondary to obstruction of the superior vena cava: a complication of the LeVeen shunt. Thorax. 1990 Dec; 45(12):978-9.