Non-contrast magnetic resonance lymphography (NCMRL) in cancer-related secondary lymphedema: acquisition technique and imaging findings.

Cancer-related secondary lymphedema (LE) is a widespread issue, which markedly affects patients' quality of life. Its diagnosis is mainly clinical since there is no consensus on the best imaging technique that should be used to assess this pathology. Even if lymphedema treatment has been traditionally conservative and mainly based on compressive bandages and decongestive therapy, new surgical techniques are proving their effectiveness in the management of the disease and made proper assessment and characterization of lymphedema necessary.

Noncontrast Magnetic Resonance Lymphography in Secondary Lymphedema Due to Prostate Cancer.

As survival from malignancies continues to improve, a greater emphasis is being placed on the quality of life after cancer treatments. Lymphedema (LE) represents a common and devastating sequela of neoplastic therapies, even if its incidence in patients submitted to lymphadenectomy for prostatic cancer is still poorly documented. The purpose of the current study was to analyze the imaging findings provided by noncontrast magnetic resonance (MR) lymphography in secondary lower limb LE related to prostate cancer therapies.

A proposal for a semiquantitative scoring system for lymphedema using Non-contrast Magnetic Resonance Lymphography (NMRL): Reproducibility among readers and correlation with clinical grading.

Purpose: To assess the ability and reproducibility of Non-contrast Magnetic Resonance Lymphography (NMRL) in detecting and quantify lymphedema, using a semiquantitative scoring system.

Methods And Material: This is a monocentric retrospective study of 134 consecutive patients with a clinical diagnosis of limb lymphedema who performed a Non-contrast Magnetic Resonance Lymphography (NMRL) at our Institution between November 2014 and February 2017. Lymphedema was classified based both on clinical and radiologic evaluation.

Secondary Lymphedema Following Radical Prostatectomy: Noncontrast Magnetic Resonance Lymphangiography Assessment and Vascularized Lymph Node Transfer.

Lymphedema (LE) is a progressive chronic disorder, frequently related to malignancies and their treatment in Western countries. It markedly affected patients' quality of life, and its management is challenging, mainly based on conservative therapy, as bandages and manual lymphatic drainage, with limited results.Recent advances in imaging technology and microsurgical techniques have changed the approach to this disorder, particularly the recent application of magnetic resonance for the study of LE and the increasingly widespread use of surgical interventions, such as vascularized lymph node transfer.