Connected through small lymphatic vessels, lymph nodes filter fluid ... The peritoneal cavity, which contains the abdominal organs, is a less common but still potential site for breast cancer to ...

Lymphangiography can be helpful in identifying and localizing the lacerated lymphatic vessel. This technique ... spaces until it extrudes through the abdominal lymphatic system.

They take out all of the lymph nodes from around your stomach and along the main blood vessels to the stomach. The surgeon takes out lymph nodes in case they contain cancer cells that have spread from ...

BACKGROUND: Lymphedema is an incurable disease associated with lymphatic dysfunction that causes tissue swelling and fibrosis ...