Lymphatic and microsurgery · 2025

Proximal vs. Recipient Site for Vascular Lymph Node Transfers for Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review

Journal of Clinical Medicine · 2025;14(20):7281IndexedProximal vs. recipient site for vascular lymph node transfersPubMed record 41156151
J Clin Med · 2025;14(20):7281
doi:10.3390/jcm14207281
checked 2026-10-24Open on PubMed ↗PMID 41156151

Senger JB, Rajaii R, Slater C, Cho MJ

2nd of 4 authors · Published

Key findings

PRISMA-guided search, January 2015 – March 2025; 1,440 patients (proximal 63.8%, distal 29.2%, dual 7.0%).
No significant differences between placement strategies in volume or circumference reduction, satisfaction, or compression discontinuation (p > 0.30).
Adjunct scar release was associated with greater satisfaction (p = 0.04).
Earlier intervention (< 5 years from diagnosis) showed improved volume reduction, satisfaction and compression discontinuation.

Numbers as reported in the PubMed abstract.

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doi:10.3390/jcm14207281 · PMID 41156151 · PMC12565181

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Citation

Senger JB, Rajaii R, Slater C, Cho MJ. Proximal vs. recipient site for vascular lymph node transfers for breast cancer-related lymphedema: a meta-analysis and systematic review. J Clin Med. 2025;14(20):7281. doi:10.3390/jcm14207281

Senger, J. B., Rajaii, R., Slater, C., & Cho, M. J. (2025). Proximal vs. recipient site for vascular lymph node transfers for breast cancer-related lymphedema: A meta-analysis and systematic review. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 14(20), Article 7281. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm14207281

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  title = {Proximal vs. Recipient Site for Vascular Lymph Node Transfers for Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review},
  journal = {Journal of Clinical Medicine},
  year = {2025},
  volume = {14},
  number = {20},
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  doi = {10.3390/jcm14207281},
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