Submucosal territory of the direct lymphatic drainage system to the thoracic duct in the human esophagus

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 125, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1343-1349

  Kuge, Kenshi ^a   Murakami, Gen ^b,d   Mizobuchi, Shunji ^a   Hata, Yoichi ^c   Aikou, Takashi ^c   Sasaguri, Shiro ^a  

^a KOCHI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^b SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; CERVICAL LYMPH NODE; ESOPHAGUS; ESOPHAGUS MUSCLE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPH VESSEL; LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBMUCOSA; THORACIC DUCT;

EID: 0038310746     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5223(03)00036-9     Document Type: Article

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