Review Article

Lymphedema and Therapeutic Lymphangiogenesis

Table 1

Staging according to the “consensus document” of the International Society of Lymphology.

Clinical stageEvidence

0Subclinical with possible clinical evolution
IEdema regressing with treatments with positive pitting test
IIEdema partially regressing with treatments with negative pitting test
IIIElephantiasis with cutaneous complications and recurrent infections