Erich Brenner asked us more than a year ago whether we could contribute to Annals of Anatomy's special issue about human lymph vessels...
Since the beginning of last century, researchers have been arguing about the embryonic origin of the lymphatic system.
The 6th edition of the the book Erkrankungen des Lymphgefäßsystems (Diseases of the Lymphatic System) is out. It's a German language textbook, for which Kenny Mattonet, Jörg Wilting and myself wrote the fifth chapter (Genetic causes of primary lymphedema). Get it from here, since Amazon still sells the old, 5th edition. If you have a really good excuse why you should get one for free, mail me! I have a few copies.