Purpose Although peribronchial lymphatic drainage of the lung has been well characterized,
lymphatic drainage in the visceral pleura is less well understood. The objective of the …

Non-small cell lung cancer invading the visceral pleura is characterized by a particular
richness of mediastinal lymph node (LN) metastases. This may be due to subpleural …

Objectives Lung cancer tumors are known to be highly lymphophilic. There are two different
pattern of lymphatic drainage of the lung: one peribronchial lymphatic pathway, and another …

Objectives To specify the topography and variations in lymphatic drainage of the right lung to
the mediastinum and their therapeutic implications in non-small cell lung cancers (NSCLC) …

The subpleural lymphatics of 483 lung segments were injected in cadavers of 260 adult
subjects. The injected lymph vessels corresponded to the pulmonary segmentation in 91 …

The knowledge of lymphatic spread of lung cancer permitted the study of anatomy of
lymphatic drainage of the lungs. The history of anatomy of lymphatic drainage of the lungs …

The pleura is the serous membrane that covers the lung parenchyma, mediastinum,
diaphragm, and rib cage. The pleura is divided into the visceral pleura, which covers the …

抄録 Investigation of the distribution pattern and structure of lymphatics in the parietal pleura
is indispensable to clarify poor prognostic factors of lung cancer such as pleural …

Purpose Pulmonary lymphatic fluid predominately flows along the bronchi. However, there
are reports suggesting that an alternative lymphatic pathway exist, which may result in skip …

The lung has an extensive network of lymphatic vessels that are situated in the loose
connective tissue beneath the visceral pleura, in the connective tissue in the interlobular …