| CDT | complete decongestive therapy |
| ALND | axillary lymph node dissection |
| PLND | popliteal lymph node dissection |
| DC | dendritic cell |
| APC | antigen-presenting cell |
| LEC | lymphatic endothelial cell |
| DTR | diphtheria toxin receptor |
| FLT4 | Fms-related tyrosine kinase 4 |
| TGF-β1 | transforming growth factor-β1 |
| IFN-γ | interferon-gamma |
| TNF-α | tumor necrosis factor-α |
| α4β1 | alpha 1 beta 4 |
| VLA-4 TNFR1 | very late antigen-4 tumor necrosis factor receptor p55 |
| HMGB1 | high-mobility group box 1 |
| HSP70 | heat shock protein 70 |
| VEGF-C | vascular endothelial growth factor C |
| Th1 | T helper 1 |
| Th2 | T helper 2 |
| IL-4 | interleukin-4 |
| IL-13 | interleukin-13 |
| pSMAD3 | phosphorylated SMAD3 |
| Tregs | T regulatory cells |
| VEGF-A | vascular endothelial growth factor A |
| iNOS | inducible nitric oxide synthase |
| IL-1 | interleukin-1 |
| CLA | cutaneous lymphocyte antigen |
| CCR4 | C–C motif chemokine receptor 4 |
| CCR10 | C–C motif chemokine receptor 10 |
| E-selectin | endothelial cell selectin |
| P-selectin | platelet selectin |
| CCL17 | C–C motif chemokine ligand 17 |
| CCL27 | C–C motif chemokine ligand 27 |