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Clinical Staging

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Lymphedema

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The problem of the staging of lymphedema is a perennial topic for discussion at consensus meetings within national and international congresses. First of all, for definitions and scope of pathology to be universally accepted, the requirements of simplicity, recognizability, and worldwide utilization must be met.

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  1. San Giovanni Battista Hospital, ACISMOM, Rome, Italy

    Sandro Michelini, Marco Cardone, Alessandro Failla & Giovanni Moneta

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  1. Center for the Lymphedema and Vascular Malformations, Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA

    Byung-Boong Lee

  2. Falk Cardiovascular Research Center, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA

    Stanley G. Rockson

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    John Bergan

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Michelini, S., Cardone, M., Failla, A., Moneta, G. (2018). Clinical Staging. In: Lee, BB., Rockson, S., Bergan, J. (eds) Lymphedema. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52423-8_14

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