I97.29: Postmastectomy lymphoedema syndrome, unspecified
You had an operation on your mammary gland. Afterwards, fluid accumulated in your body.
You had an operation on your mammary gland. This involved removing the breast or part of the breast. Breast surgery often involves removing lymph nodes, for example in the armpit.
Fluid forms in tissue throughout the body every day. This tissue fluid is the lymph. The lymph is carried around the body by lymph vessels. The lymph vessels run around the entire body and are connected to blood vessels. At some points, there are lymph nodes along the lymph vessels. Pathogens are rendered harmless in the lymph nodes, for example.
When lymph nodes are removed, the lymph is sometimes no longer able to drain properly. The lymph then accumulates in the body. When lymph nodes in the armpit are removed, the hand and arm may swell up. The skin and the tissue beneath the skin may then change too. The skin sometimes goes very hard, for example.
Additional indicator
On medical documents, the ICD code is often appended by letters that indicate the diagnostic certainty or the affected side of the body.
- G: Confirmed diagnosis
- V: Tentative diagnosis
- Z: Condition after
- A: Excluded diagnosis
- L: Left
- R: Right
- B: Both sides
Further information
Note
This information is not intended for self-diagnosis and does not replace professional medical advice from a doctor. If you find an ICD code on a personal medical document, please also note the additional indicator used for diagnostic confidence.Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the ICD diagnosis code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.
Source
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