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First Patient. A. Pre-operative tracing of lymphatic. B. Intra-operative visualization of dye-injected lymphatic. C. Post-surgical closure and resolution.
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F1
The first patient (Fig 1) was a 63-year-old male with a history of dorsal cyst excision of the right foot and subsequent chronic seroma requiring multiple aspirations.
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Second patient. A. Pre-operative effluence from incision-site. B. Intra-operative visualization of dye-injected lymphatic. C. Drain placement and closure. D. Post-operative resolution.
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F2
The second patient (Fig 2) was an otherwise healthy 70-year-old woman with previous history of biopsy-proven malignant melanoma of the left posterior popliteal fossa.
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Third patient. A. Intra-operative dye injection of superficial dorsal lymphatic. B. Serous fluid accumulation due to chromium allergy.
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The third patient (Fig 3) was a 54-year-old woman presenting with chronic mixed seroma-hematoma post-total hip arthroplasty that persisted after multiple aspirations and 2 excision procedures with drain placement.