Abstract. Objective: To propose an algorithm to determine the necessity for ultrasonography-guided fine-needle aspiration (US-FNA) in preoperative axillary lymph node staging of patients with invasive ...

Cell labeling for lymphatic imaging poses a challenge. ... Melanoma cells migrated along the lymphatic vessels into the secondary lymph nodes 1 day after injection.

The vasculature consisting of arterial, venous, and lymphatic vessels forms through 2 distinct processes during embryogenesis: vasculogenesis, defined as de novo vessel formation induced by ...

Figure 1. Organization of the lymphatic vascular tree.A, In overview, the unidirectional lymphatic vascular system consists of (1) lymphatic capillaries, (2) collecting lymphatic vessels, (3) lymph ...