Neha Patil (Editor)

Pararectal lymph nodes

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Pararectal lymph nodes

Drains to
  
inferior mesenteric lymph nodes

Latin
  
nodi lymphoidei pararectales

The pararectal lymph nodes are in contact with the muscular coat of the rectum. They drain the descending iliac and sigmoid parts of the colon and the upper part of the rectum; their efferents pass to the preaortic glands.

References

Pararectal lymph nodes Wikipedia