… both thoracic … lymph nodes because available data suggest that it may be associated with
better outcomes. This article is a review of the thoracic lymphatic system pertinent to thoracic …

… As a central structure to lymphatic flow and movement, thoracic duct dysfunction and resulting
chyle accumulation is concerning for malignancy. Lymph from organs can drain directly …

… lymph nodes, where it is exposed to the cells of the immune system.The lymphatic vessels
merge to create the thoracic … form a single channel higher in the thorax.In a larger series, the …

… In some cases we found the thoracic duct to be dilated in its vertical axis in the lower part
of the thorax. (Fig. In one case we noted a branch to the right lower part of the thorax …

… Normal drainage pathways of upper limb and thoracic tissues to the lymph nodes. Note
drainage from a breast can be to either the ipsilateral nodes (more commonly) or to the …

… This first article describes the upper thorax from the carina to the thoracic inlet on serial axial
… or group of nodes in the thorax. Some of the lymph nodes and the thoracic duct will not be …

… Unlike arteries and veins, lymphatics are blind-ending … , through LNs and back to the chest
for return into the blood … transported back to the chest by the lymphatic vessels. Along the …

… the lymphatics of the upper limb, of the thorax and of the upper abdomen. Providing anatomical
bases for the radiological delineation of lymph nodes areas in the axilla, in the chest and …

… that involve the lymphatic channels of the thorax, although … of chest masses or diffuse lung
disease. There are four major types of developmental lymphatic disorders that affect the thorax…

… The CT patterns and anatomic location of thoracic lymph … and drainage of thoracic lymph
nodes in the chest wall, … for the diagnostic evaluation of thoracic lymph nodes. Lymph node …