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• Lymphedema
  ...ntiasis]]) may be inherited (primary) or caused by injury to the lymphatic vessels (secondary). It is most frequently seen after lymph node dissection, [[surg ...een associated with the use of [[tamoxifen]], due to the blood clots and [[deep vein thrombosis]] (DVT) that can be caused by this medication. Resolution o
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• Lymphangioma
  ...''' are malformations of the [[lymphatic system]], which is the network of vessels responsible for returning to the [[venous system]] excess fluid from tissue :Capillary lymphangiomas are composed of small, capillary-sized lymphatic vessels and are characteristically located in the [[Epidermis (zoology)|epidermis]]
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• Lymph
  ...tissue fluid is entering the blind ends of [[lymph capillaries]] (shown as deep green arrows) | Tubular vessels transport lymph back to the blood, ultimately replacing the volume lost dur
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• Lymphatic System Assessment
  | Caption2 = Superficial lymph glands and lymphatic vessels of head and neck. (Buccinator glands labeled at center right.) *Deep cervical, deep under the sternomastoid muscle
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• Lymph capillary
  ...tissue fluid is entering the blind ends of lymph capillaries (indicated by deep green arrows) | ...l nervous system]], and in non-vascular tissues. The main purpose of these vessels is to drain excess tissue fluids from around the cell ready to be filtered
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• Lymph node
  ...tributed widely throughout the body and linked by [[lymph vessel|lymphatic vessels]]. Lymph nodes are garrisons of [[B cell|B]], [[T cell|T]], and other [[Whi ...flow of lymph through them. Thus, subcapsular sinus is a sinus immediately deep to the capsule, and its endothelium is continuous with that of the afferent
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• Spleen
  Like the [[thymus]], the spleen possesses only [[efferent lymphatic vessels]]. ...h in colour. In cetaceans and manatees it tends to be quite small, but in deep diving pinnipeds it can be quite massive, owing to its function of storing
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• Fascia
  ...s a [[connective tissue]] that surrounds muscles, groups of muscles, blood vessels, and nerves, binding those structures together like plastic sandwich wraps. }}</ref>. It consists of several layers: a superficial fascia, a deep fascia, and a subserous (or visceral) fascia and extends uninterrupted from
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• Vein
  ...em]], '''veins''' (from the [[Latin language|Latin]] ''vena'') are [[blood vessels]] that carry [[blood]] '''towards the [[heart]]'''. Most veins carry deoxyg Veins are classified in a number of ways, including superficial vs. deep, pulmonary vs. systemic, and large vs. small.
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• Chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency
  Zamboni and colleagues theorized that the malformed blood vessels caused increased deposition of iron in the brain, which in turn triggers [[ *reflux in the deep cerebral veins,
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• Coronary circulation
  MeshName = Coronary+Vessels | ...ch blood to the myocardium are known as coronary [[artery|arteries]]. The vessels that remove the deoxygenated blood from the heart muscle are known as coron
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