# Lymphatic System and Diseases

**Type:** Topics  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/topics/lymphatic-system-and-diseases-2/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 673,366 |
| Description | This cluster of papers focuses on the molecular mechanisms, regulation, and role of lymphangiogenesis in cancer metastasis and disease, with a particular emphasis on the involvement of VEGF-C, tumor lymphatics, macrophages, podoplanin, and VEGFR-3 signaling. It also addresses the implications of lymphedema and inflammation in the context of lymphatic vascular development. |
| Domain | Health Sciences |
| Field | Medicine |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/T11469 |
| Works | 40,607 |

## Topic researchers

Showing 12 of 20.

- [Giuseppe Remuzzi](https://scholariq.org/researchers/giuseppe-remuzzi/)
- [Gregory Y.H. Lip](https://scholariq.org/researchers/gregory-y-h-lip/)
- [Luigi Ferrucci](https://scholariq.org/researchers/luigi-ferrucci/)
- [Hagop M. Kantarjian](https://scholariq.org/researchers/hagop-m-kantarjian/)
- [JoAnn E. Manson](https://scholariq.org/researchers/joann-e-manson/)
- [Ralph B. D’Agostino](https://scholariq.org/researchers/ralph-b-d-agostino/)
- [Carlo La Vecchia](https://scholariq.org/researchers/carlo-la-vecchia/)
- [Paul M. Ridker](https://scholariq.org/researchers/paul-m-ridker/)
- [Peter Libby](https://scholariq.org/researchers/peter-libby/)
- [Alberto Mantovani](https://scholariq.org/researchers/alberto-mantovani/)
- [Dirk Schadendorf](https://scholariq.org/researchers/dirk-schadendorf/)
- [Steven A. McCarroll](https://scholariq.org/researchers/steven-a-mccarroll/)

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