Gross lymphoedema (fluid retention) in the arm of an elderly woman following radiotherapy to treat a primary breast cancer. Oedema is the general name

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Gross lymphoedema (fluid retention) in the arm of an elderly woman following radiotherapy to treat a primary breast cancer. Oedema is the general name given to an excess accumulation of fluid in the body tissues; an old-fashioned name is dropsy.

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Keywords: arm, condition, disease, disorder, dropsy, fluid, healthcare, lymphoedema, medical, medicine, oedema, radiotherapy, retention