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In a cohort of 83 women clinically diagnosed with lipedema, lymphoscintigraphy showed lymphatic function alterations in 47% (mostly low to low-moderate grade, none severe), independent of age, Stemmer's sign, BMI, clinical stage, or lipedema type, indicating that lymphatic dysfunction findings do not exclude a lipedema diagnosis and may coexist with lymphatic impairment.

Created: 2026-05-31 · Last updated: 2026-05-31

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• DOI:10.1016/j.remn.2018.06.008 — refines · cohort · 2018
  The study examines lymphatic function in lipedema patients via lymphoscintigraphy, bearing on the distinction between lipedema and lymphedema. It refines the question by showing lipedema patients frequently have lymphatic alterations (chall

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• Is lipedema a distinct disease, separate from obesity and lymphedema? refines

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• 2026-05-31 — created · auto-ingested for SQ-LIP-000001

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