Scripps Surgeon Is First to Perform New Cancer-Related Procedure in Region
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Microsurgery done to treat lymphedema on cancer survivor
![Dr. Manish Champaneria, plastic surgeon at Scripps MD Anderson Cancer Center and Scripps Clinic.](http://www.scripps.org/sparkle-assets/images/scripps_champaneria_lymph_node_transfer_100419-062c6075f8044700a86e0adb32fa2234.jpg)
Dr. Manish Champaneria, Plastic Surgery, Scripps MD Anderson Cancer Center, Scripps Clinic.
Microsurgery done to treat lymphedema on cancer survivor
Manish Champaneria, MD, a plastic surgeon at Scripps MD Anderson Cancer Center and Scripps Clinic, recently performed the first vascular lymph node transfer on a breast cancer survivor in the San Diego region. The Del Mar Times covered the story. The microsurgical procedure was done to treat lymphedema, a common side effect of breast cancer treatment.
Dr. Champaneria also recently explained how the procedure works on KUSI.
Read the story in the Del Mar Times: Scripps physician scores surgical first in region
The segment on KUSI, “New treatment for common breast cancer side effect,” is no longer available.
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