Corpus: Pancreaticoduodenal lymph nodes
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Synonym: Nodi lymphoidei pancreaticoduodenales
English:
Definition[Bearbeiten]
The Nodi lymphatici pancreaticoduodenales are a group of lymph nodes in the abdominal cavity.
Anatomy[Bearbeiten]
The pancreaticoduodenal lymph nodes can be divided into two groups:
- Nodi lymphatici pancreaticoduodenales superiores: at the posterior, upper edge of the pancreas along the superior pancreaticoduodenal artery
- Nodi lymphatici pancreaticoduodenales inferiores: at the posterior, lower edge of the pancreas along the inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery
Tributary area[Bearbeiten]
The Nodi lymphatici pancreaticoduodenales receive lymph from the pancreatic head and upper section of the duodenum.
Drainage area[Bearbeiten]
The lymph is drained via the lymphatic hepatic nodes into the lymphatic coeliac nodes. The lymph can also be drained directly into the superior mesenteric lymph nodes. In both cases, it runs into the truncus intestinalis.[1]
Sources[Bearbeiten]
- ↑ Paulsen, F., & Waschke, J. (eds.). (2011). Sobotta Atlas of Human Anatomy (23rd ed., vol. 2, p. 126). Munich: Elsevier.