Chapter 22, Problem 3TYC

Summary Introduction

To determine:

The reason behind the need for detailed knowledge of the lymphatic drainage pathway in managing cancer.

Introduction:

Cancer involves abnormal cell growth with the ability to spread other parts of the body. The cancer is of two types, such as benign tumors and metastatic tumors. The benign tumor does not spread while metastatic tumors spread to other parts of the body by traveling through blood and lymph system.