Evidence for dermal angiogenesis in breast cancer related lymphedema demonstrated using dual-site fluorescence angiography

Microcirculation

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 207-219

  Mellor, R H ^a   Stanton, A W B ^a   Menadue, L ^a   Levick, J R ^a   Mortimer, P S ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Breast cancer; Capillary; Dermis; Lymphedema; Microcirculation

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCEIN; FLUORESCENT DYE;

AGED; ARM; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD VESSEL; BODY TEMPERATURE; BREAST TUMOR; EDEMA; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LYMPHEDEMA; MICROCIRCULATION; MIDDLE AGED; NEOVASCULARIZATION (PATHOLOGY); PATHOLOGY; SKIN; TIME; VASCULARIZATION;

AGED; ARM; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD VESSELS; BODY TEMPERATURE; BREAST NEOPLASMS; EDEMA; FEMALE; FLUORESCEIN; FLUORESCEIN ANGIOGRAPHY; FLUORESCENT DYES; HUMANS; LYMPHEDEMA; MICROCIRCULATION; MIDDLE AGED; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PATHOLOGIC; SKIN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036651498     PISSN: 10739688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.mn.7800133     Document Type: Article

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