Sacral lymph nodes
| Lymph: Sacral lymph nodes | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sacral is #3 | ||
| Latin | nodi lymphoidei sacrales | |
| Gray's | subject #180 704 | |
| Drains to | common iliac lymph nodes | |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | n_09/12577145 | |
The sacral lymph nodes are placed in the concavity of the sacrum, in relation to the middle and lateral sacral arteries; they receive lymphatics from the rectum and posterior wall of the pelvis.
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Lymphatics of torso | |
|---|---|
| Chest | Right lymphatic duct - Thoracic duct (spans diaphragm) Bronchomediastinal trunk (Tracheobronchial, Parasternal) - Intercostal |
| Abdomen | Cisterna chyli
Lumbar trunk - lumbar/paraaortic: Retroaortic - Lateral aortic - iliac: Common (External, Internal, Sacral) Intestinal trunk - preaortic: Celiac (Gastric, Hepatic, Splenic) - Superior mesenteric (Mesenteric, Ileocolic, Mesocolic) - Inferior mesenteric (Pararectal) |
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