Secondary lymphoedema (swelling, at left) in the arm in a 73 year old female patient following a previous mastectomy for breast cancer. Lymphoedema is

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Secondary lymphoedema (swelling, at left) in the arm in a 73 year old female patient following a previous mastectomy for breast cancer. Lymphoedema is an accumulation of lymph fluid in the tissues that occurs when lymphatic vessels are blocked, removed or damaged.

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