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Abstract
Five patients who developed seromas following mastectomy with lymph node dissection
were treated with aspiration of the seromas and instillation of a sclerosant solution
containing tetracycline. All seromas resolved promptly without infection, flap necrosis,
or recurrence. The technique is recommended for treatment of this postoperative complication.
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Publication history
Accepted:
June 16,
1982
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© 1983 Published by Elsevier Inc.
