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Lymphedema of the Head and Neck

MedGen UID:
1714608
•Concept ID:
C5237737
•
Pathologic Function

Definition

Lymphedema that manifests in the head and neck. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVLymphedema of the Head and Neck

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Treatment approaches and outcomes of a head and neck lymphedema service at an Australian comprehensive cancer center.
Venchiarutti RL, Templeton S, Mathers L, Charters E, Clark JR
Head Neck 2023 Jun;45(6):1539-1548. Epub 2023 Apr 17 doi: 10.1002/hed.27369. PMID: 37067075

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Rehabilitation Interventions for Head and Neck Cancer-Associated Lymphedema: A Systematic Review.
Cheng JT, Leite VF, Tennison JM, Gutierrez C, Kline-Quiroz C, Capozzi LC, Yu S, Krause KJ, Langelier D, Parke SC
JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2023 Aug 1;149(8):743-753. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2023.1473. PMID: 37382963
Effectiveness of three exercise programs and intensive follow-up in improving quality of life, pain, and lymphedema among breast cancer survivors: a randomized, controlled 6-month trial.
Lin Y, Wu C, He C, Yan J, Chen Y, Gao L, Liu R, Cao B
Support Care Cancer 2022 Dec 13;31(1):9. doi: 10.1007/s00520-022-07494-5. PMID: 36512157
Validity Testing of the Head and Neck Lymphedema and Fibrosis Symptom Inventory.
Deng J, Murphy BA, Niermann KJ, Sinard RJ, Cmelak AJ, Rohde SL, Ridner SH, Dietrich MS
Lymphat Res Biol 2022 Dec;20(6):629-639. Epub 2022 Apr 27 doi: 10.1089/lrb.2021.0041. PMID: 35483066Free PMC Article
Vascular anomalies of the head and neck: a review of genetics.
Yadav P, De Castro DK, Waner M, Meyer L, Fay A
Semin Ophthalmol 2013 Sep-Nov;28(5-6):257-66. Epub 2013 Sep 6 doi: 10.3109/08820538.2013.825279. PMID: 24010650
Angiosarcoma.
Young RJ, Brown NJ, Reed MW, Hughes D, Woll PJ
Lancet Oncol 2010 Oct;11(10):983-91. Epub 2010 May 25 doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(10)70023-1. PMID: 20537949

Diagnosis

Systematic review of head and neck lymphedema assessment.
Fadhil M, Singh R, Havas T, Jacobson I
Head Neck 2022 Oct;44(10):2301-2315. Epub 2022 Jul 11 doi: 10.1002/hed.27136. PMID: 35818729
Diagnosis, treatment and quality of life in patients with cancer-related lymphedema.
Kalemikerakis I, Evaggelakou A, Kavga A, Vastardi M, Konstantinidis T, Govina O
J BUON 2021 Sep-Oct;26(5):1735-1741. PMID: 34761576
Secondary lymphedema after head and neck cancer therapy: A review.
Anand A, Balasubramanian D, Subramanian N, Murthy S, Limbachiya S, Iyer S, Thankappan K, Sharma M
Lymphology 2018;51(3):109-118. PMID: 30422433
American Cancer Society Head and Neck Cancer Survivorship Care Guideline.
Cohen EE, LaMonte SJ, Erb NL, Beckman KL, Sadeghi N, Hutcheson KA, Stubblefield MD, Abbott DM, Fisher PS, Stein KD, Lyman GH, Pratt-Chapman ML
CA Cancer J Clin 2016 May;66(3):203-39. Epub 2016 Mar 22 doi: 10.3322/caac.21343. PMID: 27002678
Angiosarcoma.
Young RJ, Brown NJ, Reed MW, Hughes D, Woll PJ
Lancet Oncol 2010 Oct;11(10):983-91. Epub 2010 May 25 doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(10)70023-1. PMID: 20537949

Therapy

Rehabilitation Interventions for Head and Neck Cancer-Associated Lymphedema: A Systematic Review.
Cheng JT, Leite VF, Tennison JM, Gutierrez C, Kline-Quiroz C, Capozzi LC, Yu S, Krause KJ, Langelier D, Parke SC
JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2023 Aug 1;149(8):743-753. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2023.1473. PMID: 37382963
Effectiveness of three exercise programs and intensive follow-up in improving quality of life, pain, and lymphedema among breast cancer survivors: a randomized, controlled 6-month trial.
Lin Y, Wu C, He C, Yan J, Chen Y, Gao L, Liu R, Cao B
Support Care Cancer 2022 Dec 13;31(1):9. doi: 10.1007/s00520-022-07494-5. PMID: 36512157
Early side effects of radiation treatment for head and neck cancer.
Brook I
Cancer Radiother 2021 Jul;25(5):507-513. Epub 2021 Mar 5 doi: 10.1016/j.canrad.2021.02.001. PMID: 33685809
Strategies of complementary and integrative therapies in cancer-related pain-attaining exhaustive cancer pain management.
Maindet C, Burnod A, Minello C, George B, Allano G, Lemaire A
Support Care Cancer 2019 Aug;27(8):3119-3132. Epub 2019 May 11 doi: 10.1007/s00520-019-04829-7. PMID: 31076901
Low level laser therapy/photobiomodulation in the management of side effects of chemoradiation therapy in head and neck cancer: part 1: mechanisms of action, dosimetric, and safety considerations.
Zecha JA, Raber-Durlacher JE, Nair RG, Epstein JB, Sonis ST, Elad S, Hamblin MR, Barasch A, Migliorati CA, Milstein DM, Genot MT, Lansaat L, van der Brink R, Arnabat-Dominguez J, van der Molen L, Jacobi I, van Diessen J, de Lange J, Smeele LE, Schubert MM, Bensadoun RJ
Support Care Cancer 2016 Jun;24(6):2781-92. Epub 2016 Mar 16 doi: 10.1007/s00520-016-3152-z. PMID: 26984240Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Advances in and applications of imaging and radiomics in head and neck cancer survivorship.
Wishart LR, Ward EC, Galloway G
Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2023 Dec 1;31(6):368-373. Epub 2023 Aug 4 doi: 10.1097/MOO.0000000000000918. PMID: 37548514
Effectiveness of three exercise programs and intensive follow-up in improving quality of life, pain, and lymphedema among breast cancer survivors: a randomized, controlled 6-month trial.
Lin Y, Wu C, He C, Yan J, Chen Y, Gao L, Liu R, Cao B
Support Care Cancer 2022 Dec 13;31(1):9. doi: 10.1007/s00520-022-07494-5. PMID: 36512157
Late Soft Tissue Complications of Head and Neck Cancer Therapy: Lymphedema and Fibrosis.
Deng J, Wulff-Burchfield EM, Murphy BA
J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr 2019 Aug 1;2019(53) doi: 10.1093/jncimonographs/lgz005. PMID: 31425591
Secondary lymphedema after head and neck cancer therapy: A review.
Anand A, Balasubramanian D, Subramanian N, Murthy S, Limbachiya S, Iyer S, Thankappan K, Sharma M
Lymphology 2018;51(3):109-118. PMID: 30422433
Angiosarcoma.
Young RJ, Brown NJ, Reed MW, Hughes D, Woll PJ
Lancet Oncol 2010 Oct;11(10):983-91. Epub 2010 May 25 doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(10)70023-1. PMID: 20537949

Clinical prediction guides

Advances in and applications of imaging and radiomics in head and neck cancer survivorship.
Wishart LR, Ward EC, Galloway G
Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2023 Dec 1;31(6):368-373. Epub 2023 Aug 4 doi: 10.1097/MOO.0000000000000918. PMID: 37548514
Rehabilitation Interventions for Head and Neck Cancer-Associated Lymphedema: A Systematic Review.
Cheng JT, Leite VF, Tennison JM, Gutierrez C, Kline-Quiroz C, Capozzi LC, Yu S, Krause KJ, Langelier D, Parke SC
JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2023 Aug 1;149(8):743-753. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2023.1473. PMID: 37382963
Validity Testing of the Head and Neck Lymphedema and Fibrosis Symptom Inventory.
Deng J, Murphy BA, Niermann KJ, Sinard RJ, Cmelak AJ, Rohde SL, Ridner SH, Dietrich MS
Lymphat Res Biol 2022 Dec;20(6):629-639. Epub 2022 Apr 27 doi: 10.1089/lrb.2021.0041. PMID: 35483066Free PMC Article
Vascular anomalies of the head and neck: a review of genetics.
Yadav P, De Castro DK, Waner M, Meyer L, Fay A
Semin Ophthalmol 2013 Sep-Nov;28(5-6):257-66. Epub 2013 Sep 6 doi: 10.3109/08820538.2013.825279. PMID: 24010650
Angiosarcoma.
Young RJ, Brown NJ, Reed MW, Hughes D, Woll PJ
Lancet Oncol 2010 Oct;11(10):983-91. Epub 2010 May 25 doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(10)70023-1. PMID: 20537949

Recent systematic reviews

Rehabilitation Interventions for Head and Neck Cancer-Associated Lymphedema: A Systematic Review.
Cheng JT, Leite VF, Tennison JM, Gutierrez C, Kline-Quiroz C, Capozzi LC, Yu S, Krause KJ, Langelier D, Parke SC
JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2023 Aug 1;149(8):743-753. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2023.1473. PMID: 37382963
A systematic review of validated assessments methods for head and neck lymphedema.
Arends CR, Lindhout JE, van der Molen L, Wilthagen EA, van den Brekel MWM, Stuiver MM
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2023 Jun;280(6):2653-2661. Epub 2023 Feb 10 doi: 10.1007/s00405-023-07841-0. PMID: 36763153Free PMC Article
Systematic review of head and neck lymphedema assessment.
Fadhil M, Singh R, Havas T, Jacobson I
Head Neck 2022 Oct;44(10):2301-2315. Epub 2022 Jul 11 doi: 10.1002/hed.27136. PMID: 35818729
American Cancer Society Head and Neck Cancer Survivorship Care Guideline.
Cohen EE, LaMonte SJ, Erb NL, Beckman KL, Sadeghi N, Hutcheson KA, Stubblefield MD, Abbott DM, Fisher PS, Stein KD, Lyman GH, Pratt-Chapman ML
CA Cancer J Clin 2016 May;66(3):203-39. Epub 2016 Mar 22 doi: 10.3322/caac.21343. PMID: 27002678
Low level laser therapy/photobiomodulation in the management of side effects of chemoradiation therapy in head and neck cancer: part 1: mechanisms of action, dosimetric, and safety considerations.
Zecha JA, Raber-Durlacher JE, Nair RG, Epstein JB, Sonis ST, Elad S, Hamblin MR, Barasch A, Migliorati CA, Milstein DM, Genot MT, Lansaat L, van der Brink R, Arnabat-Dominguez J, van der Molen L, Jacobi I, van Diessen J, de Lange J, Smeele LE, Schubert MM, Bensadoun RJ
Support Care Cancer 2016 Jun;24(6):2781-92. Epub 2016 Mar 16 doi: 10.1007/s00520-016-3152-z. PMID: 26984240Free PMC Article

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