Stewart-Treves syndrome (medical condition): A rare malignant tumor that tends to occur as a complication of chronic lymph gland blockage such as can occur after a mastectomy to remove breast cancer.
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»Introduction: Stewart-Treves syndrome
»Symptoms of Stewart-Treves syndrome
Stewart-Treves syndrome: angiosarcoma arising in arms affected by postmastectomy lymphedema.
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
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Stewart-Treves syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Stewart-Treves syndrome, or a subtype of Stewart-Treves syndrome,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Stewart-Treves syndrome (medical condition): See Stewart-Treves syndrome (disease information).
»Introduction: Stewart-Treves syndrome
»Symptoms of Stewart-Treves syndrome
Stewart-Treves syndrome (symptom): See Stewart Treves syndrome (symptom information).
Source - NIH
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