ICD-11 definition : Swelling due to the excess accumulation of lymph in the tissues caused by inadequate
lymph drainage. It typically affects the extremities but may involve any body site.
It is disfiguring and increases susceptibility to recurrent infection and local malignancy.;
Swelling due to the excess accumulation of lymph in the tissues caused by inadequate
lymph drainage. It typically affects the extremities but may involve any body site.
It is disfiguring and increases susceptibility to recurrent infection and local malignancy.