The lymphatic system remained a neglected system for many years, usually taught in fragments, within courses such as anatomy and physiology, while its diseases were treated by various healthcare professionals (surgeons or pathologists, nurses, physiotherapists) often without the necessary specialization. However, as our knowledge evolved and as radical oncological surgery and long-term survival of patients after oncological interventions expanded, the systematic study of the lymphatic system, its diseases, and their management became imperative.

This book comes to meet this exact need. Its authoring team consists of internationally renowned experts in the lymphatic system, while its completeness and validity make it a true reference book for the global scientific community. The book begins with an excellent, in-depth development of the basic chapters of the anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology of the lymphatic system, followed by the development of diseases of this system. The next chapters, which are very useful in clinical practice, deal with the diagnostic approach to edema, while a separate chapter develops the pioneering topic of molecular lymphology.

The last five chapters present in detail and in a particularly didactic way the treatment of lymphedema with techniques such as lymphatic drainage, physiotherapy, compression therapy, etc. These chapters with their detailed, illustrated instructions will prove extremely useful in the daily clinical "battle" with lymphedema. The entire book combines the high-level scientific approach to the lymphatic system with figures, diagrams, and images that make it very "user-friendly" and exceptionally instructive.