Long-term results of upper limb lymphedema prevention after radical mastectomy using autologous lipoaspirate (clinical case)

Madden radical mastectomy with three-level axillary lymphadenectomy remains the standard for treatment of invasive breast cancer with sentinel lymph node involvement. One of its most common and serious complications is lymphorrhea, which can lead to upper limb lymphedema and other complications that significantly reduce patients' quality of life.

This article describes long-term results of successful postmastectomy lymphorrhea and lymphedema prevention using a developed by authors method for transplanting autologous fat into the post-lymph node dissection cavity.

Autologous fat transplantation into the axillary lymphadenectomy site ends as its integration, preventing lymphorrhea and lymphedema of the limbs after radical mastectomy.

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