Superficial inguinal lymph nodes
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on 30 May 2023
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b a, Mcloughlin B, Yu Y, et al. Superficial inguinal lymph nodes. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 12 Dec 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-45364
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The superficial inguinal lymph nodes (often shortened to superficial inguinal nodes) form a subgroup of the inguinal lymph nodes and are located in the superficial fascia of the upper thigh immediately inferior to the inguinal ligament, near the great saphenous vein.
They number around ten, although a range of 5-17 nodes was reported in a cadaveric study, and drain lymph from the gluteal region, inferior anterior abdominal wall, perineum and superficial lower limbs 3. They drain into the external iliac lymph nodes via lymphatic channels accompanying the femoral vessels.
References
- 1. Gray's anatomy. Elsevier. ISBN:0702052302. Read it at Google Books - Find it at Amazon
- 2. Gray's anatomy for students. Churchill Livingstone. ISBN:0702051314. Read it at Google Books - Find it at Amazon
- 3. de Carvalho JP, Patrício BF, Medeiros J, Sampaio FJ, Favorito LA. Anatomic aspects of inguinal lymph nodes applied to lymphadenectomy in penile cancer. (2011) Advances in urology. 2011: 952532. doi:10.1155/2011/952532 - Pubmed
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