Comparison of avascular lymph node fragment transplantation techniques to optimize lymphangiogenesis in the minipig model.

Catarina HadamitzkyFrank BrunsKlaus-Friedrich GratzLia SchindewolffsKatrin S RothMartin WernerKristiana GordonPeter M VogtReinhard Pabst

Published in: European journal of plastic surgery (2021)

The present findings provide a pre-clinical proof-of-concept for a possible simplification strategy for current operative procedures of autologous lymph node transplantation.Level of evidence : Not gradable.

Keyphrases

lymph node
cell therapy
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
sentinel lymph node
bone marrow
stem cells
platelet rich plasma
squamous cell carcinoma
mesenchymal stem cells
radiation therapy
locally advanced