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Lymph Vascular Reconstruction by Lymphatic Vessels

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Treatment of cutaneous melanomas (CM) and non-melanoma skin cancers (NMSC) may need interference with regional lymph nodes. This interference may lead to a marked reduction of the lymphatic transport capacity which is dependent on the number of functioning lymphatic vessels. If the lymphatic transport capacity is lower than the lymphatic load, the amount of produced lymph which has to be cleared, lymphedema occurs [1]. Therefore, it is tried to reduce the amount of resected lymph nodes if possible. The sentinel lymph node (SLN) approach lowered the risks of harming the patient. However, lymphedema furthermore occurs and does not change in cases of a radical lymph node resection (see Chaps. 24, 26, and 27).

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  1. Ludwig Maximilians University, Muenchen, Germany

    Ruediger G. H. Baumeister

  2. Consultant in Lymphology and Microsurgery, Chirurgische Klinik Muenchen Bogenhausen and Urologische Klinike Muenchen Planegg, Planegg, Germany

    Ruediger G. H. Baumeister

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  1. Emeritus Professor, Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece

    Othon Papadopoulos

  2. Professor and Chairman, Department of Plastic Surgery and Burns, Alexandroupoli University Hospital, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupoli, Greece

    Nikolaos A. Papadopulos

  3. Academic Fellow, National and Kapodistrian, University of Athens, Medical School, Athens, Greece

    Grigorios Champsas

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Baumeister, R.G.H. (2020). Lymph Vascular Reconstruction by Lymphatic Vessels. In: Papadopoulos, O., Papadopulos, N.A., Champsas, G. (eds) Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer and Cutaneous Melanoma. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18797-2_30

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