The rate of complications following lymphadenectomy depends on
the specific lymph nodes being removed. For example, following
axillary lymphadenectomy, there is a 10% chance of chronic
lymphedema
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A limited or modified lymphadenectomy removes only some of the
lymph nodes in the area around a tumor; a total or radical
lymphadenectomy removes all of the lymph nodes in the area.
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Lymphadenectomy is usually performed in a hospital operating
room by a surgical oncologist, a medical doctor who specializes in
the surgical diagnosis and treatment of cancers.