Abstract

IN 1950 Weinberg and Greaney1 first reported the identification of regional lymph nodes by the use of vital staining dye during operations for carcinoma. At that time they used pontamine sky blue in 2 per cent aqueous solution. Since then they have employed sky-blue dye,† 4 per cent solution, because of the rapidity with which the lymphatics and lymph nodes take up the dye.In the case described below a lymphatic leakage followed ligation and stripping of varicose veins. As in many cases the varicose veins were quite troublesome, producing lymphatic fluid and leakage for a long time. It was . . .

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