PMID: 2484217Jan 1, 1989Paper

Study of the lymphatic system of the tongue--the lymphatic network of the mucosa

Otolaryngologia polska. The Polish otolaryngology
H SkarzyńskiB Skarzyńska

Abstract

The authors present the results of investigations of the tongue lymphatic system performed during autopsies. The lymphatic vessels were injected with a Gerot's mass and then the photographs in reflected infrared light were taken. The results provide informations concerning the structure of lymphatic net of the tongue mucous membrane and the directions of the lymph flow in its vessels. The communication between tongue lymphatic system and neighbouring structure was also evaluated. The investigated structure of the lymphatic system explain many clinical phenomena linked with etiopathology of the tongue carcinoma.

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