| pectoral group of axillary lymph nodes | Lymph nodes located along the lateral thoracic vein; they receive the drainage of the pectoral region, including most of the drainage of the breast. Synonym: nodi lymphatici axillaris pectorales, anterior group of axillary lymph nodes. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| central group of axillary lymph nodes | Nodes located around the midportion of the axillary vein; they receive afferent vessels from the lateral (brachial), pectoral, and subscapular groups of axillary nodes and send efferent vessels to the apical group of axillary node's. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gluteal lymph nodes | Nodes of the internal iliac group; they are subdivided into two groups: interior gluteal lymph nodes, located along the inferior gluteal vein; superior gluteal lymph nodes located along the superior gluteal vein. Synonym: nodi lymphatici gluteales. (05 Mar 2000) |
| central mesenteric lymph nodes | The mesenteric lymph nodes located along the intestinal (jejunal and ileal) branches of the superior mesenteric artery. Synonym: nodi lymphatici superiores centrales, central mesenteric lymph nodes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| retroauricular lymph nodes | Two or three nodes in the region of the mastoid process; they receive afferent lymphatic vessels from the scalp and auricle and send efferent vessels to the superior deep cervical nodes. Synonym: nodi lymphatici mastoidei, mastoid lymph nodes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| retrocaecal lymph nodes | Nodes located behind the caecum draining lymph into the ileocolic nodes. Synonym: nodi lymphatici retrocaecales. (05 Mar 2000) |
| retropharyngeal lymph nodes | The three groups of lymph nodes, one median and two lateral, located between the pharynx and the prevertebral fascia; they receive lymph from the nasopharynx, the auditory tube, and the atlanto-occipital and atlantoaxial joints. Synonym: nodi lymphatici retropharyngeales. (05 Mar 2000) |
| retropyloric lymph nodes | A group of lymph nodes located behind the pylorus. Synonym: nodi retropylorici, retropyloric nodes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mesenteric lymph nodes | Nodes located in the mesentery; they are of three classes: mesenteric lymph nodes, juxta-intestinal lymph nodes, and the superior middle group of mesenteric lymph nodes. Synonym: nodi lymphatici mesenterici. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mesocolic lymph nodes | Nodes located in the mesocolon; they are of two classes: para-colic lymph nodes, located in immediate proximity to the colon; colic lymph nodes located along the arteries supplying the colon. Synonym: nodi lymphatici mesocolici, nodi lymphatici paracolici. (05 Mar 2000) |
| right colic lymph nodes | Nodes located along the right colic artery that drain the upper part of the ascending colon. Synonym: nodi lymphatici colici dextri. (05 Mar 2000) |
| right gastric lymph nodes | Small nodes along the course of the right gastric artery that drain part of the lesser curvature of the stomach. Synonym: nodi lymphatici gastrici dextri. (05 Mar 2000) |
| right gastroepiploic lymph nodes | Nodes located in the greater omentum along the right gastroepiploic artery that drain part of the greater curvature of the stomach and the greater omentum. Synonym: nodi lymphatici gastro-omentales dextri, right gastro-omental lymph nodes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| right gastro-omental lymph nodes | Nodes located in the greater omentum along the right gastroepiploic artery that drain part of the greater curvature of the stomach and the greater omentum. Synonym: nodi lymphatici gastro-omentales dextri, right gastro-omental lymph nodes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| right lumbar lymph nodes | The chain of lymph nodes associated with the inferior vena cava; it is divided into three groups: nodi lymphatici cavales laterales on the right of the inferior vena cava; nodi lymphatici precavales, in front of the inferior vena cava; nodi lymphatici postcavales, under nodus lymphaticus, behind the inferior vena cava. Synonym: nodi lymphatici lumbales dextri, lumbar lymph nodes. (05 Mar 2000) |