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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Gynecol Cancer. 2020 Jan 7;30(2):252–260. doi: 10.1136/ijgc-2019-001032

Figure 1.

Figure 1.

Photographs of the ISL stages/grade of lymphedema. (A) Stage 1 mild lymphedema with <20% difference in limb size. (B) Stage 1 moderate lymphedema with a 20–40% difference in limb size. (C) Stage 2 moderate lymphedema with a 20–40% difference in limb size with associated fibrosis and irreversible edema. (D) Stage 3 severe lymphedema with >40% limb difference, and abnormal fat deposits.

Adapted from Cheng MH, Chang DW, Patel KM (editors): Principles and Practice of Lymphedema Surgery. Elsevier Inc.; Oxford, UK. ISBN: 978-0-323-29897-1. July 2015.