Changes in high endothelial venules in lymph nodes after vascularized and nonvascularized lymph node transfer in a murine autograft model.

Kosuke IshikawaEmi FunayamaTaku MaedaToshihiko HayashiNaoki MuraoMasayuki OsawaRiri ItoHiroshi FurukawaAkihiko OyamaYuhei Yamamoto

Published in: Journal of surgical oncology (2019)

We found that more functional HEVs were preserved in cases with successful afferent lymphatic reconnection after vascularized LNT than after nonvascularized LNT.

Keyphrases

lymph node
sentinel lymph node
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
endothelial cells
anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
squamous cell carcinoma
early stage