title: [Lymphatics in non-tumoral pulmonary diseases. Review].
abstract: Whereas lymphatics in pulmonary non-tumoral diseases have been less studied than blood microcirculation, they clearly play a significant role. This review is a short update on lymphatics in various non-tumoral pulmonary diseases, from asthma to interstitial pneumonitis, excluding lymphangioleiomyomatosis. A lymphatic remodelling has been evidenced in asthma as well as in acute or chronic (UIP as NSIP) interstitial lung diseases. Such a remodelling can be explained as a side effect of local changes in fluidics but could also be an active player in the fibrosing process. Moreover the association of juxta-alveloar lymphatics and granulomas provides new insights in the emergence of these lesions in pulmonary sarcoidosis.
authors.affiliation: Service d'anatomie pathologique, hôpital Avicenne, 93009 Bobigny, France.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kambouchner
authors.forename: J-F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Bernaudin
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D017563:Lung Diseases, Interstitial / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D008208:Lymphatic System / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D042601:Lymphatic Vessels / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D011656:Pulmonary Emphysema / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology