Table 1. Distribution of lymphatic vascularization descriptors with statically significant results.

Lymphatic vessel class	Parameter		Median	Mean	Range	SD
5–15 μm n: 206 (99.5%)	Quantity	Density	31.13	80.84	0.54–712.9	124.77
	Size	Area	32.60	32.20	16.93–58.71	6.48
		Width	5.28	5.28	3.35–7.42	0.69
		Perimeter	25.87	25.60	17.98–40.29	2.79
	Shape	Branching	2.38	2.38	2.00–40.29	0.21
15–20 μm n: 185 (89.4%)	Quantity	Density	4.30	11.73	0.42–127.41	19.20
		SA	0.04	0.10	0.00–1.23	0.18
		Rel. density	9.09	10.20	1.45–50.0	5.81
		Rel. SA	9.86	12.43	0.23–89.80	11.79
	Shape	Roundness	2.73	2.75	1.53–5.67	0.50
20–50 μm n: 183 (88.4%)	Quantity	Density	6.39	16.64	0.34–154.04	25.78
50–200 μm n: 138 (66.6%)	Quantity	Density	2.35	4.81	0.24–25.68	5.51
	Size	Length	74.99	76.90	50.61–134.73	17.38
		Perimeter	301.60	301.60	132.05–655.74	106.21
	Shape	Roundness	8.35	8.35	2.90–21.18	3.02
		Shape factor	1.92	9.00	0.24–255.86	1.92
		Branching	2.35	4.81	0.24–25.68	5.51
TOTAL n: 207 (100%)	Quantity	Density	40.63	109.01	1.0–979.43	170.05

Distribution of all detected lymphatic vessels according to their morphometric variables and statistical descriptors associated with statistically significant results are shown. Only a few samples presented lymphatic macrovascularization (>200 μm), so this class was not considered.

5–15 μm: small capillaries; 15–20 μm: intermediate capillaries; 20–50 μm: large capillaries; 50–200: small collector vessels. n: number of samples presenting lymphatic vessels of a given subgroup, SD: Standard deviation. SA: stained area, Rel: relative. Units: Density (n/mm²), Area (μm²), Width (μm), Perimeter (μm), Branching (units), Rel. density (%), SA (%), Length (μm), Roundness (no units).