Does Preventive Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) reduce local complications following Lymph Node Dissection (LND) in the management of metastatic skin tumors?

Date publication

août 2022

Journal

Journal of plastic, reconstructive & aesthetic surgery : JPRAS

Auteurs

Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr ALBUISSON Eliane , Dr GRANEL-BROCARD Florence

Tous les auteurs :
Poirier A, Albuisson E, Bihain F, Granel-Brocard F, Perez M

Lien Pubmed

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36283927

Résumé

Axillary and inguinal lymph node dissection (LND) are performed in metastatic skin tumors with several local complications, such as lymphorrhea, lymphoceles, and lymphedema. The purpose of this study is to determine whether negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) applied as a preventive measure could improve outcomes.

Mots clés

Axillary - Inguinal - Melanoma - Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC) - Merkel's neuroendocrine tumor - Lymphorrhea - Lymphocele - Lymphedema, Lymph node dissection (LND), Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT)

Référence

J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2022 08 24;: