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Blood supply to the lymphatic vessels in the leg: an incidental finding.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20196126     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
There are no reports or images of the blood supply to the lymphatic vessels. One lower limb of an unembalmed human cadaver was studied. Hydrogen peroxide (6%) was applied to find the lymphatic vessels by using a surgical microscope. The vessels were injected with a radio-opaque mixture and dissected. During the dissection, several sites of paralymphatics arteriole nutrient (PAN) vessels were found in close proximity to collecting lymphatic vessels in the medial aspect of the leg. The caliber of the lymphatic vessels was about 1 mm. The caliber of PAN vessels was <0.1 mm. The blood vessels were seen running along the lymphatic vessels. Some of them crossing the lymphatics and supplying the fatty tissue nearby and some running parallel on the lymph vessel walls. Histology sections show different-sized PAN vessels containing blood cells situated close to the lymphatic wall and within the lymphatic vessel wall. PAN vessels have been found and described. It will upgrade our anatomical knowledge and also be of benefit for medical and/or scientific research.
Authors:
Wei-Ren Pan; Cara Michelle le Roux
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Clinical anatomy (New York, N.Y.)     Volume:  23     ISSN:  1098-2353     ISO Abbreviation:  Clin Anat     Publication Date:  2010 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-04-30     Completed Date:  2010-07-29     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8809128     Medline TA:  Clin Anat     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  451-4     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
2010 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
Affiliation:
The Jack Brockhoff Reconstructive Plastic Surgery Research Unit, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. w.pan@unimelb.edu.au
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Cadaver
Dissection
Humans
Incidental Findings
Leg / anatomy & histology*
Lymphatic Vessels / blood supply*

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