Inferior mesenteric lymph nodes | |
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Details | |
System | Lymphatic system |
Drains to | preaortic lymph node |
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Latin | nodi lymphoidei mesenterici inferiores |
Anatomical terminology |
The inferior mesenteric lymph nodes consist of:
The inferior mesenteric lymph nodes are lymph nodes present throughout the hindgut. [1]
The inferior mesenteric lymph nodes drain structures related to the hindgut; [1] they receive lymph from the descending colon, sigmoid colon, and proximal part of the rectum. [2]
They drain into the superior mesenteric lymph nodes and ultimately to the preaortic lymph nodes. [1] Lymph nodes surrounding the inferior mesenteric artery drain directly into the preaortic nodes. [1]
Colorectal cancer may metastasise to the inferior mesenteric lymph nodes. For this reason, the inferior mesenteric artery may be removed in people with lymph node-positive cancer. [3] This has been proposed since at least 1908, by surgeon William Ernest Miles. [4]
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 710 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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