[Clinical observations on Stewart-Treves syndrome].

Adding to the existing literature three cases of Stewart-Treves-syndrome in a secondary lymphedema of the leg, a postmastectomy lymphedema with progressing mamma-ca and an uncomplicated postmastectomy lymphedema are described and compared with former observation. Thanks to the physical therapy of edema the frequency of Stewart-Treves-syndrome seems to be lowered compared to former statistics.