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RF breast cancer in men

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  • BRCA2
  • changes in estrogen:adrogen ratio (Klinefelter, testicular abn, cirrhosis, obesity)
  • alcoholism
  • NOT hx of gynecomastia
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Staging breast CA

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1 = small tumor, no nodes
2 = larger tumor or minor node involvement (T3N0, T2N1)
3A/3B = local invasion + no nodes (T4N0) OR larger tumor + some nodes (T3N2)
3C = clavicular node involvement
4 = distant mets
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MC vein involved in Mondor disease

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lateral thoracic vein

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If involvement of supra/infraclavicular nodes, what stage?

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3C (bc N3)

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Criteria of inflammatory breast cancer

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  1. rapid onset breast erythema, edema, or peau d’orange or warm breast w/wo palp mass
  2. duration of hx <6mo
  3. erythema over >1/3 breast
  4. histology confirms invasive carcinoma
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MC benign breast mass

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fibroadenoma

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Phyllodes tumor pathology stains positive for…?

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vimentin + actin

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DCIS w/ high risk local recurrence (hence, rec mastectomy instead of BCT)

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  • large size
  • comedo histology
  • pos tumor margins
  • extensive multicentricity
  • young age
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Mgmt Stewart-Treves syndrome

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WLE 3-6cm margins, but overall poor prognosis (tumors <5cm have better prognosis)

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Risk of malignancy associated with radial scar

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1.5-2x RR of malignancy (similar to other proliferative lesions wo atypia)

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Mgmt BIRADS-4B mammogram after benign, concordant core biopsy

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observation

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Chemotherapy regimens for breast CA

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MC organism causing mastitis

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staph aureus

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Do you do SLNBx for phyllodes tumor?

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NO - spreads hematogenously

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Risks tamoxifen therapy

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thromboembolism (DVT, PE) and endometrial CA

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Dx imaging of choice for Mondor disease

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US

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Risk of lymphadenopathy in pts s/p SLBx

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7% 6-mo after surgery

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s/p BCT for DCIS several years ago, now presenting with lump at incision site… concern for? Dx?

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recurrence - will occur earliest at lumpectomy site (early recurrence due to untreated disease)
Dx: scar biopsy (not mammo bc limited by post-surgical changes)

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Absolute C/I to BCT (5)

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  1. 2+ primary tumors in separate quads of breast (multicentric)
  2. persistent pos. margins after surgery
  3. pregnancy (bc cannot have radiation)
  4. hx radiation to breast and re-treatment wound > acceptable radiation dose
  5. diffuse malignant-appearing microcalcifications
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Radiation recommended in post-mastectomy Stage II only if…?

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  • extracapsular invasion
  • lymphovascular invasion
  • <40yo
  • close surgical margins
  • nodal positivity ratio >20%
  • pts who have undergone less than standard level I or II ax. dissection
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SLNBx false-negative rates decrease if use both…?

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radiolabeled tracer + blue dye

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Relative C/I to BCT (3)

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  1. hx scleroderma or active SLE
  2. large tumor in small breast (may consider neoadjuvant chemo)
  3. large or pendulous breasts
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Paget’s disease of breast association with breast cancer?

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Up to 92% females with Paget’s have underlying breast cancer - need partial vs. total mastectomy

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Next step: if atypia hyperplasia on excisional biopsy and pos. margins

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nothing. no need for neg margins. +/- tamoxifen

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Is neoadjuvant chemoRx indicated for triple-neg breast CA?
no - no survival advantage over standard adjuvant; only indicated to downstage primary tumor for cosmesis after breast conservation
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B/l breast pain + green nipple discharge in young pt... think?
fibrocystic change
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T-stage breast CA
``` T1 = 0-2cm T2 = 2-5cm T3 = >5 T4 = invastion chest wall or skin (not including pec major) ```
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Annual risk of contralateral breast CA for women w/ ER+ first breast cancer
0.3-0.5% per year (3-5% in 10 years)
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Ataxia telangiectasia: tumor gene? associated with what CA?
(ATM): cerebellar and neuromotor deterioration, lymphoma, leukemia
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Mgmt bilateral gynecomastia
- stop implicated Rx if possible (spironolactone, CCB, PPI, H2-blockers, antiandrogens [prostate CA tx]) - tamoxifen
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What sxs should pt stop breastfeeding if have mastitis?
purulent nipple discharge = epidemic puerperal mastitis (due to MRSA)
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Tx non-cyclical mastalgia
weight loss + sports bra
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Steward Treves Angiosarcoma
lymphangiosarcoma: chronic lymphedema following ax dissection -> dark purple lesion on arm
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Are intraductal papillomas associated with increased risk breast CA?
NO
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Mondor's disase
thrombophlebitis of breast
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Chemotherapy choice during pregnancy (breast)?
TAC during 2nd/3rd trimester. Tamoxifen (and other selective estrogen-R modulators) should be deferred until after pregnancy - birth defects (craniofacial malformation, ambiguous genitalia)
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Phyllodes tumor classified as benign, borderline, or malignant based on...?
- pleomorphism - stromal overgrowth - mitotic count - character of tumor border (circumscribed vs. infiltrative)
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What is pathognomonic on histology for inflam breast cancer? (although its abscence does not exclude dx)
tumor emboli in dermal lymphatic channels
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Veins typically effected by Mondor disease
- lateral thoracic vein - thoracoepigastric vein - superficial epigastric vein
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Stewart-Treves syndrome tumor cells originate from...?
dermal vascular endothelium
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Systemic therapy for triple-neg breast cancer
cytotoxic chemoRx
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Mgmt inflam breast cancer
- neoadjuvant (anthracycline + taxanes over 4-6mo before surgery) - modified radical mastectomy - post-op radiation
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Common sites breast CA mets
brain, bone, lung, liver (isolated deposits <0.2mm not considered mets)
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When do surgical I&D for breast abscess?
- multiloculated - when there is overlying skin necrosis - if recur after multiple aspirations
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What is removed with simple mastectomy?
- nipple-areola complex - breast parenchyma - necessary skin
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Gail model for assessment of invasive breast CA risk includes...
- age - age at menarche - age at first live birth - first degree relative with breast CA - previous breast bx - race
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Patho periductal fistula
obstruction of milk duct -> collection becomes infected -> acute subareolar abscess, which drains to border or areola -> fistula helas, but bc recurrent abscess -> chronic fistula
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If T4 breast cancer, no nodes... what stage?
3B (locally advanced)
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MC papillary lesion of the breast
intraductal papilloma
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Bilateral prophylactic salpingo-oophorectomy reduces risk of ? in BRCA1/2 mutations
- reduces risk breast CA (by 50%) - reduces risk of ovarian cancer (by 96%) - improves overall survival
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Pathology of clear cytoplasm, large nuclei, and Her2+ ... what is it?
paget's disease of breast
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Absolute C/I SLNBx
- inflam breast CA | - presence of mets ax lymphadenopathy
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Cowden: tumor gene? associated with what CA?
(PTEN): mucocutaneous lesions, thyroid CA, endometrial CA, colon CA, brain CA
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Tx cyclical mastalgia
tamoxifen, danazol, COP, bromocriptine
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Do we do SLNBx for inflam breast CA?
NO - lymphatic involvement of tumor cells and unreliable SLN - need to do ax LN dissection.
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Typical demographics for pt w/ Mondor disease
- female (3:1 F>M) - 30-60yo - no correlation to race/family hx
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Blood supply for transverse rectus abdominis muscle (TRAM) flap?
superior epigastric artery and vein
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Next step: atypia hyperplasia on CNB
excisional biopsy
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Mgmt BIRADS-5 mammogram after benign core biopsy
excision - bc deemed "benign-discordant)
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Rx that can cause glactorrhea
- OCP - phenothiazines - TCA - metoclopramide
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Pathology of Paget's disease
large cells w/ pale cytoplasm + prominent nucleoli involving epidermis of nipple
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Who needs Level 1 and 2 axillary dissection?
- clinically pos nodes confirmed by FNA or CNB - palpable nodes - sentinel nodes (need 3) not identified during SLNBx
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Typical demographic of pts w/ triple-neg breast CA
- young females (<40yo) - AA, Hispanics - BRCA1
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Indications for MRI
- annual MRI screening start 30-yo if have lifetime risk >20% - untested and 1st degree w/ BRCA - has known BRCA - radiation to chest ages 10-30yo - Li-Fraumeni, Cowden syndrome, or Bannayan-Riley-Ruvalcaba syndrome in pt or 1st degree
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% CA risks for BRCAI
higher ovarian CA risk compared to BRCA2 (breast:ovarian CA risk = 65% vs. 40%)
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Malignant phyllodes tumors MC mets to where?
lungs (heme mets)
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Patho of sclerosing adenosis
typically found in pts with fibrocystic changes - increased number of small terminal ductules associated with stromal tissue proliferation
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Why bone common location for breast mets?
Batson venous plexus (valveless veins that connect deep pelvic veins + thoracic veins - drains bladder, breast, prostate)
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Benefit of endocrine therapy on risk of developing contralateral breast CA
decrease risk of contralateral development
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Method of excision for fibroadenoma, if indicated
enucleation - possible bc well-encapsulated
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Li-Fraumeni: tumor marker? associated with what CA?
(p53): sarcoma, brain tumors, leukemia, adrenocortical malignancy
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Most common etiology of Mondor disease?
idiopathic (although hx trauma, surgery/biopsy, or underlying connective tissue or breast CA may contribute)
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DCIS histology types (from best to worst)
1. papillary (well-diff, nonpleomorphic) 2. cribiform (cellular polarity, atypia) 3. comedo (architectural distortion, cellular necrosis, Ca deposition)
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Muier-Torre: tumor gene? associated with what CA?
(MLH1, MLH2): multiple skin tumors, benign and malignant tumors of GI/GU tracts
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Dx Paget's disease of breast
full-thickness biopsy - bc dermal based lesion
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Bilateral prophylactic mastectomy reduces risk of ? in BRCA1/2 mutations
reduces risk of breast CA (by >90%) | does NOT affect overall survival
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What is granulomatous mastitis? Demographic?
idiopathic inflam condition of breast; often presents with abscess and fistulas at multiple locations of breast; nonwhite women of childbearing age
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Mgmt phyllodes tumor; do you need ax-node dissection?
WLE w/ 1-2cm margins; if too large may need mastectomy; NO ax-node dissection bc tumor spreads heme (rare LN mets)
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Radiological abnormality of LCIS
none - often found incidentally on core needle biopsy for something else
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% CA risks for BRCAII
breast: ovarian CA risk = 45% vs. 10% | - note that increased panc and prostate CA in men
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Mgmt milk fistula s/p needle biopsy during breast feeding
stop breast feeding
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Dx granulomatous mastitis
CNB w/ granulomas; tissue should be sent for acid-fast bacilli and fungal stains to r/o underlying disease
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Who gets chemotherapy (breast)?
- tumors >1cm (or >0.5cm in men) - positive nodes - triple negative nodes - high oncotype dx recurrence score
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If N2 breast cancer, at least what stage?
3A
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Mgmt granulomatous mastitis
oral steroids; excision only if refractory (often recurs)
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Pathology of numerous dermal tumor emboli in papillary and reticular dermis of skin... what is it?
inflammatory breast CA
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N-stage breast CA
``` N1 = 1-3 nodes N2 = 4-9 N3 = 10+ OR supra/infraclavicular nodes ```
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Use of preoperative MRI prior to BCT?
none - does not demonstrate lower rates +margins; actually increases use of mastectomy
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Dx LCIS increases risk by ? per year for breast CA
1-2% per year equally on both breasts (10-20% in 10yrs) - 8-10x higher risk than general population
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Next step: cellular fibroadenoma on CNB
excision biopsy (bc cannot distinguish from phyllodes tumor - both have fibroepithelial component)
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Annual risk of breast CA in pts with atypical ductal hypreplasia
0.5-1% per year (5-10% in 10 years) - 4x increase risk than general population
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What is removed with modified radical mastectomy?
- nipple-areola complex - breast parenchyma - skin - level I-II axillary LN (pec major spared)
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Mgmt periductal fistula
excision of entire fistula tract
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Axillary radiation associated with ? risk lymphedema
increased, ~20%
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Adjuvant radiation therapy after mastectomy for...?
All T3-T4 or N2-N3 disease
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#1 and #2 factor most predictive of poor prognosis in pts with breast cancer
``` #1 - LN status #2 - HER2 status (associated with poor differentiation, high proliferative rates, decreased expression of steroid-hormone-R, and increased likelihood of having LN mets) ```
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Margins for Phyllodes tumor
1cm
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Phyllodes tumor is characterized based on...
- cellular atypical - mitotic activity - stromal overgrowth
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C/I nipple-sparing mastectomy
- >2cm tumors - centrally located lesions with small tumor-to-nipple distance - lymphovascular invasion
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Mgmt close surgical margin (<1mm) at fibroglandular boundary of breast (skin or chest wall) after lumpectomy for DCIS
Higher boost dose radiation to lumpectomy site can be considered - surgical re-excision not indicated
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Peutz-Jeghers syndrome associated with...
- intestinal hamartomas - hyperpigmented lesions of oral mucosa - extracolonic cancers: breast, cervical, thyroid, lung (screening starting @25yo)
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Dx for lymphedema
lymphoscintigraphy - radiolabeled macromolecular tracer injected intradermal within interdigit space of affected limb
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