The lymphatic territories of the upper limb: Anatomical study and clinical implications

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 119, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1813-1822

  Suami, Hiroo ^a   Taylor, G Ian ^a   Pan, Wei Ren ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARM; ARTICLE; CADAVER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPH NODE; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGY; SURGICAL MICROSCOPE; X RAY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CADAVER; COLORING AGENTS; DISSECTION; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; LYMPHATIC VESSELS; LYMPHOGRAPHY; LYMPHOID TISSUE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 34247351675     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.prs.0000246516.64780.61     Document Type: Article

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