Lymphatic drainage associations Flashcards
1
Q
Cervical Lymph node cluster
- Area of body drained
- Associated pathology
A
- Area of body drained:
- Head and Neck
- Associated pathology:
- Upper respiratory tract infection
- Infectious mononucleosis
- Kawasaki disease
2
Q
Mediastinal Lymph Nodes
- Area of body drained
- Associated pathology
A
- Area of body drained:
- Trachea and esophagous
- Associated pathology:
- Primary lung cancer
- Granulomatous disease
3
Q
Hilar lymph nodes
- area of body drained
- associated pathology
A
- Area drained:
- lungs
- Associated pathology:
- granulomatous disease
4
Q
Axillary lymph nodes
- Area of body drained
- Associated pathology
A
- Area of body drained
- upper limb
- breast
- skin above umbilicus
5
Q
Celiac lymph node
Area of body drained
A
- Area of body drained:
- liver
- stomach
- spleen
- pancreas
- upper duodenum
6
Q
Superior mesenteric lymph node
area of body drained?
A
- lower duodenum
- jejunum
- ileum
- colon to splenic flexure
7
Q
Inferior mesenteric lymph nodes
areas of body drained?
A
- Areas of body drained
- colon from splenic flexure to upper rectum
8
Q
Associated pathologies of celiac, superior and inferior mesenteric lymph nodes
A
- Mesenteric lymphadenitis
- Typhoid fever
- Ulcerative colitis
- Celiac disease
9
Q
Para-aortic lymph nodes
Area of body drained
A
- Testes
- ovaries
- kidneys
- uterus
10
Q
internal iliac lymph nodes
areas of body drained
A
- Lower rectum to anal canal (above pectinate line)
- bladder
- vagina (middle third)
- cervix
- prostate
11
Q
Superficial inguinal lymph nodes
area of body drained
A
- Anal canal (below pectinate line)
- skin below umbilicus (except popliteal area)
- scrotum
- vulva
12
Q
Popliteal lymph nodes
area of body drained?
A
- dorsolateral foot
- posterior calf
