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Octopus anastomosis: selection of anastomotic configuration in lymphaticovenular anastomosis according to vessels’ conditions

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  1. National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan

    Tomohiro Kojimahara & Takashi Kageyama

  2. Department of Medical Education, Center Hospital of National Center for Global Health and Medicine, 1-21-1 Toyama, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8655, Japan

    Takashi Kageyama

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TK and TK contributed to the conception and design of the study. All authors contributed to the acquisition and analysis of data. TK and TK were major contributors in writing the manuscript. All authors have read and approved the final manuscript.

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Kojimahara, T., Kageyama, T. Octopus anastomosis: selection of anastomotic configuration in lymphaticovenular anastomosis according to vessels’ conditions. Breast Cancer Res Treat 186, 887–888 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-021-06157-z

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