Renal lymphatic drainage and thoracic duct connections: Implications for cancer spread

Lymphology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 26-32

  Assouad, J ^a   Riquet, Marc ^a   Foucault, C ^a   Hidden, G ^a   Delmas, V ^a  

^a HÔPITAL EUROPÉEN GEORGES POMPIDOU   (France)

Author keywords

Chyluria; Hematogenous lymphogenous metastasis; Kidneys; Lymphatics; Renal cancer; Thoracic duct

Indexed keywords

METHYLENE BLUE; METHYLENE BLUE MODIFIED GEROTA MASS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR EFFERENT LYMPHATICS; AORTA BIFURCATION; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CELIAC LYMPH NODE; DISSECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ILIAC LYMPH NODE; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; INTERAORTOCAVAL LYMPH NODE; KIDNEY; KIDNEY CANCER; LEFT LATEROAORTIC LYMPH NODE; LYMPH NODE; LYMPH VESSEL; LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE; MALE; METASTASIS; POSTERIOR LYMPHATICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENAL LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE; THORACIC DUCT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY; KIDNEY NEOPLASMS; LYMPHATIC VESSELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; THORACIC DUCT;

EID: 33646247384     PISSN: 00247766     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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