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Post Mastectomy Arm Swelling Definition
Common names:
  • Arm Swelling after Mastectomy
  • Mastectomy Arm Swelling
  • Post Mastectomy Arm Swelling
A person with post mastectomy arm swelling has swelling of the arm that occurs after lymph nodes in the armpit are removed during breast surgery. Images

About 3 to 10 percent of women who undergo mastectomy develop post mastectomy arm swelling.

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Last Updated: Sep 11, 2008  References
Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MDJohn H. Beckett, MDD. Scott Gettings, MD
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