림프부종의 진단 및 분류 체계

채선아¹, 이은택¹, 전진만¹^,^*

Update of Evaluation Method and Diagnostic Criteria of Lymphedema

Seon A Chae¹, Euntaek Lee¹, Jinmann Chon¹^,^*

¹경희대학교 의과대학 경희대학교병원 재활의학과

¹Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Kyung Hee University Medical Center, School of Medicine Kyung Hee University Seoul, Korea

^*Corresponding Author : Jinmann Chon, MD, PhD Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Kyung Hee University Medical Center, School of Medicine Kyung Hee University, 32 Kyunheedae-ro, Dongdaemoon-gu, Seoul 02447, Korea, Tel: +82-2-958-8565, Fax: +82-2-958-8560, E-mail: kkangmann@naver.com

ⓒ Copyright 2020 Korean Society of Lymphology and Lymphedema. This is an Open-Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Received: May 12, 2020; Accepted: May 26, 2020

Published Online: May 30, 2020

Abatract

The evaluation tools of lymphedema include limb measurements, bioimpedance spectroscopy (BIS), dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computed tomography (CT), color Doppler imaging and lymphoscintigraphy. Lymphedema can be categorized into several stages according to the severity off clinical manifestations.

Keywords: Diagnostic criteria; Evaluation; Lymphedema