Preaortic lymph nodes
Last revised by Daniel J Bell on 28 Jul 2020
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Citation:
Shivananda A, Bell D, Hacking C, et al. Preaortic lymph nodes. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 20 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-58114
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58114
Article created:
5 Feb 2018,
Arjun Shivananda
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Last revised:
28 Jul 2020,
Daniel J Bell ◉
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Synonyms:
- Pre-aortic nodes
- Preaortic node
- Pre-aortic node
The preaortic lymph nodes are part of the abdominopelvic lymph nodes. They include three main groups:
-
celiac nodes
- drainage from gastric nodes, hepatic nodes and pancreaticosplenic nodes
- superior mesenteric nodes
- drainage from mesenteric nodes
- inferior mesenteric nodes
- drainage from mesenteric nodes
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