The Effect of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor C and Adipose-Derived Stem Cells on Lymphatic Regeneration in a Rat Vascularized Lymph Node Transfer Model.

 We found that the fastest regeneration occurred with the combination of the VLN flap and VEGF-C. The addition of ADSC had an insignificant effect in our study. Furthermore, we proved the feasibility of PAI as an assessment tool of the lymphatic drainage recovery in a VLNT model.