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Maintenance of the blood supply to the transferred lymph node is important for both the survival and preservation of function. There are different small and large animal models for lymph node transplantation tested in different models. However, in most of these studies lymph nodes were used as free grafts. In this chapter we are presenting experimental small animal models of vascularized lymph node transplantation including vascularized cervical lymph node model, vascularized inguinal lymph node model and vascularized mesenteric lymph node model.
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Uygur, S. (2015). Vascularized Lymph Node Transplantation Models. In: Siemionow, M. (eds) Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-6335-0_49
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