Lymphaticovenous anastomosis uses supermicrosurgery to connect the affected lymphatic channels directly to tiny veins located nearby.
These channels are the lymphatic channels or simply called lymphatics.
Enlargement due to lymphangioma gives the tongue a pebbly appearance with multiple superficial dilated lymphatic channels.
Exposure to asbestos fibers reach the pleura of the lungs through the lymphatic channels or blood stream.
Congenital anomaly causes abnormal proliferation and dilation of lymphatic channels.
This process is predictable anatomically according to the primary site in the organ and the lymphatic channels.
If performed, SLN biopsy should be done at the time of the wide resection, when the local lymphatic channels are still intact.
This fluid is not static, but is continually being refreshed and recollected by lymphatic channels.
The epithelial layer contains blood vessels, fibrous tissue, and lymphatic channels.
Composed of dilated lymphatic channels, cavernous lymphangiomas characteristically invade surrounding tissues.