VASCULARIZED LYMPH NODE TRANSFER FOR TREATMENT OF BREAST CANCER-RELATED LYMPHEDEMA: INDICATIONS, DONOR SITES AND COMPLICATIONS

Vaiva Cechanovičiūtė, Inga Cechanovičienė Abstract Breast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL) is as a burden for patients treated for breast cancer. Despite its main ma­nagement being focused on conservative methods, mode­rate or severe cases may be resistant and require surgical treatment. One of the commonly used techniques is vas­cularized lymph node transfer (VLNT) which allows the relocation…