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The pathological changes observed in the lymphatics in lymphedema can be caused by infection or trauma and include damage of the endothelial and muscular cells, subsequently leading to obliteration of the lumen by fibroblasts, the price the lymphatic system pays for its own function in the body changes. The system is devoted to elimination of microbes and clearance of damaged cells and, in a feedback fashion, to the healing of parenchymatous tissues.

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  1. Department of Surgical Research and Transplantology, Medical Research Centre, Warsaw, Poland

    Waldemar L. Olszewski

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  1. George Washington University, Washington D.C, Washington, USA

    Byung-Boong Lee

  2. School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, 92037, California, USA

    John Bergan

  3. Falk Cardiovascular Research Center, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, 94305, USA

    Stanley G. Rockson

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Olszewski, W.L. (2011). Pathology and Histochemistry. In: Lee, BB., Bergan, J., Rockson, S. (eds) Lymphedema. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-567-5_10

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