"Lymphedema" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, 
	MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, 
	which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
	
	
		
			
			
				Edema due to obstruction of lymph vessels or disorders of the lymph nodes.
    
			
			
				
				
					
						| Descriptor ID | D008209 | 
					
						| MeSH Number(s) | C15.604.496 | 
					
						| Concept/Terms | Milroy DiseaseMilroy DiseaseEarly Onset LymphedemaEarly Onset LymphedemasLymphedemas, Early OnsetHereditary LymphedemaHereditary LymphedemasLymphedema, HereditaryLymphedemas, HereditaryHereditary Lymphedema 1Hereditary Lymphedema 1sLymphedema, Early-OnsetEarly-Onset LymphedemaEarly-Onset LymphedemasLymphedema, Early OnsetLymphedemas, Early-OnsetHereditary Lymphedema Type IMilroy's DiseaseMilroys DiseaseNonne-Milroy DiseaseNonne Milroy DiseaseNonne-Milroy LymphedemaLymphedema, Nonne-MilroyNonne Milroy LymphedemaNonne-Milroy-Meige DiseaseNonne Milroy Meige DiseasePrimary Congenital LymphedemaCongenital Lymphedema, PrimaryCongenital Lymphedemas, PrimaryLymphedema, Primary CongenitalLymphedemas, Primary CongenitalPrimary Congenital LymphedemasCongenital Familial LymphedemaCongenital Hereditary LymphedemaCongenital Hereditary LymphedemasHereditary Lymphedema, CongenitalHereditary Lymphedemas, CongenitalLymphedema, Congenital HereditaryLymphedemas, Congenital HereditaryLymphedema, Hereditary, Ia
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				This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Lymphedema" by people in this website by year, and whether "Lymphedema" was a major or minor topic of these publications. 
				
					 
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		            | Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total | 
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| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 
| 2010 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 
| 2012 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 
| 2015 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 
| 2016 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 
| 2017 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 
| 2019 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 
| 2020 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 
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				Below are the most recent publications written about "Lymphedema" by people in Profiles.
						
					
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								Postmastectomy Functional Impairments. Curr Oncol Rep. 2023 12; 25(12):1445-1453. 
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								Establishment and Feasibility of an Immediate Lymphatic Reconstruction Program in a Community Health System. Ann Surg Oncol. 2024 Jan; 31(1):672-680. 
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								Lymphatic endothelial cell RXRa is critical for 9-cis-retinoic acid-mediated lymphangiogenesis and prevention of secondary lymphedema. FASEB J. 2023 01; 37(1):e22674. 
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								Health Disparities in Patients Seeking Physiological Surgical Treatment for Lymphedema. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2023 01 01; 151(1):217-224. 
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								Physical and Functional Outcomes of Simultaneous Vascularized Lymph Node Transplant and Lymphovenous Bypass in the Treatment of Lymphedema. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2022 07 01; 150(1):169-180. 
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								Soft-Tissue Considerations in Shoulder Surgery in the Patient With Lymphedema. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2022 Oct 01; 30(19):925-932. 
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								Tissue Engineering Strategies for Cancer-Related Lymphedema. Tissue Eng Part A. 2021 04; 27(7-8):489-499. 
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								The Charles Procedure as Part of the Modern Armamentarium Against Lymphedema. Ann Plast Surg. 2020 12; 85(6):e37-e43. 
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								Combined Approach to Surgical Treatment of Lymphedema. Lymphat Res Biol. 2021 02; 19(1):23-24. 
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								Development and Validation of a Risk Model for Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema. JAMA Netw Open. 2020 11 02; 3(11):e2024373.