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Isolation of Human Lymphatic Endothelial Cells by Multi-parameter Fluorescence-activated Cell Sorting
Published on: May 1, 2015
Management of lymphatic malformations
Arin K Greene1, Chad A Perlyn, Ahmad I Alomari
1Department of Plastic and Oral Surgery, Vascular Anomalies Center, Children's Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA. arin.greene@childrens.harvard.edu
Abstract:
Lymphatic malformation results from an error in the embryonic development of the lymphatic system. Clinically, lymphatic malformation is characterized by the size of the malformed channels: microcystic, macrocystic, or combined (microcystic/macrocystic).This article describes the clinical features, diagnosis, and management of lymphatic malformations.
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