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Dysfunction of dermal initial lymphatics of the arm and upper body quadrant causes congenital arm lymphedema.
Journal of vascular surgery. Venous and lymphatic disorders - 1 Mar 2021
Liu Ningfei, Gao Minzhe, Yu Ziyou
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OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to explore the pathologic process underlying primary lymphedema. METHODS: Twenty-seven patients with unilateral congenital arm lymphedema who visited our clinic from January 1, 2014, to May 30, 2019, were enrolled. The patients' clinical signs and the findings of indocyanine green (ICG) lymphography, skin tissue immunohistochemical staining, and whole exome sequencing of...
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