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Here we report the first case of breast lymphedema secondary to male breast cancer, treated with supermicrosurgical LVA. A 48\u2010year\u2010old man presented with breast lymphedema following mastectomy, axillary lymph node dissection, and adjuvant radiotherapy. After the oncological treatments, the patient reported a sensation of tension, pain, and swelling of the left breast. The diagnosis of breast lymphedema was confirmed by lymphoscintigraphy. Since conservative treatment with manual lymphdrainage was ineffective, we performed LVAs at the left breast region. In total, two lymph vessels were anastomosed to two nearby veins. Immediately following this intervention, the left breast and lateral thorax region decreased in size and the sensation of tension disappeared. One year postoperative there was no recurrence of the swelling and the patient was very satisfied with the result. 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