Fabio NicoliPedro CiudadSeong Yoon LimDavide LazzeriChristopher D’AmbrosiaKidakorn KiranantawatRam M. ChilgarStamatis SapountzisBulent SacakHung Chi ChenChina Medical University Hospital TaichungUniversita degli Studi di Roma Tor VergataVilla Salaria ClinicMahidol University2018-11-232018-11-232015-01-01Archives of Plastic Surgery. Vol.42, No.4 (2015), 478-48322346171223461632-s2.0-84937873317https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/36809© 2015 The Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons. Due to the fact that it reliably results in positive outcomes, lymph node flap transfer is becoming an increasingly popular surgical procedure for the prevention and treatment of lymphedema. This technique has been shown to stimulate lymphoangiogenesis and restore lymphatic function, as well as decreasing infection rates, minimizing pain, and preventing the recurrence of lymphedema. In this article, we investigate possible additional benefits of lymph node flap transfer, primarily the possibility that sentinel lymph nodes may be used to detect micro-metastasis or in-transit metastasis and may function as an additional lymphatic station after the excision of advanced skin cancer.Mahidol UniversityMedicineArticleSCOPUS10.5999/aps.2015.42.4.478