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Three hospital settings were chosen, both an in-patient and out-patient oncology unit in Galway and a vascular out-patient unit in Dublin. Patients attending an oncology clinic or in an in-patient ward on a specified day were invited to participate as desired, and all patients attending vascular out-patients for a 4-week period were included in the study. All patients were assessed for the presence of CE, and if present, patients were asked to answer several questionnaires regarding diagnosis, available services, quality of life, and wound care where appropriate. The collection of data was anonymized and was inputted to a central database (Clindex). A total of 152 patients were assessed, 76 from the oncology service and 76 from the vascular service. Eighty-seven (57%) patients were female and 65 (43%) patients were male. The mean age was 65 years with a range 15\u201393 years. Twenty-five patients (16%) had CE, 8 (11%) in the oncology service and 17 (22%) in the vascular service. All the oncology patients were normal weight while almost 60% (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u200910) of the vascular patients were obese. Two (25%) of the oncology patients had a history of cellulitis, whereas seven (41%) of the vascular patients had a history of cellulitis. Four of the oncology patients (50%) received full lymphedema management whereas two oncology patients (20%) received no treatment at all. In contrast, in the vascular group, only two patients (12%) received full lymphedema management. Eight patients (47%) were receiving no treatment at all and seven (41%) were in compression garments and received skin care advice only.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Though number of patients are small, these results highlight the high prevalence of CE in both oncology and vascular service patients as well as the disparities in management. In addition, there is a high incidence of cellulitis reported that is possibly not surprising given the low number of patients receiving full lymphedema care. 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