| nodi lymphatici pancreatici | Nodes draining the body and tail of the pancreas; they are subdivided into two groups: inferior pancreatic lymph nodes (nodi lymphatici pancreatici inferiores ), located along the inferior pancreatic artery; superior pancreatic lymph nodes (nodi lymphatici pancreatici superiores ), located along the splenic artery near the origin of its pancreatic branches. Synonym: nodi lymphatici pancreatici. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| nodi lymphatici pancreatici inferiores | Inferior pancreatic lymph nodes. See: pancreatic lymph nodes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nodi lymphatici pancreatici superiores | Superior pancreatic lymph nodes. See: pancreatic lymph nodes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nodi lymphatici pancreaticoduodenales | Nodes along the superior and inferior pancreaticoduodenal arteries. Synonym: nodi lymphatici pancreaticoduodenales. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nodi lymphatici pancreticolienales | Lymph nodes of the pancreatic tail and spleen, receiving afferents from both organs plus the greater curvature of the stomach; they drain to the coeliac lymph nodes. Synonym: nodi lymphatici pancreticolienales. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nodi lymphatici paracolici | 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) |
| nodi lymphatici paramammarii | Several lymph nodes on the lateral side of the mammary gland that receive afferents from the mammary gland and send efferents to the axillary pectoral group of lymph nodes. The paramammary lymph nodes are commonly considered as part of the pectoral group of axillary nodes. Synonym: nodi lymphatici paramammarii. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nodi lymphatici pararectales | Nodes located on either side of the rectum; they send efferents to the middle rectal and superior rectal nodes. Synonym: nodi lymphatici pararectales, nodi lymphatici anorectales, anorectal lymph nodes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nodi lymphatici parasternales | A number of small nodes that lie along the course of the internal thoracic vessels; lymph enters these nodes from the anterior intercostal spaces, pericardium, diaphragm, liver and medial mammary gland; the efferent vessels pass upward to join the bronchomediastinal trunk of the same side. Synonym: nodi lymphatici parasternales. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nodi lymphatici paratracheales | Nodes along the sides of the trachea in the neck and in the posterior mediastinum; receive drainage of superior (and inferior) tracheobranchial (nodes, trachea and oesophagus); drain to bronchomediastinal lymphatic trunk(s), thoracic duct. Synonym: nodi lymphatici paratracheales, tracheal lymph nodes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nodi lymphatici parauterini | Nodes on either side of the uterus draining lymph to the internal iliac nodes and to the lumbar nodes via lymphatic vessels following the ovarian arteries. Synonym: nodi lymphatici parauterini. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nodi lymphatici paravaginales | Lymph nodes in association with the vagina; they drain to the internal iliac nodes. Synonym: nodi lymphatici paravaginales. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nodi lymphatici paravesiculares | The lymph nodes located around the urinary bladder and, in the male, the prostate; there are three groups: prevesicular lymph nodes, in front of the bladder; lateral vesical lymph nodes, on the right and left sides; postvesicular lymph nodes behind the bladder. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nodi lymphatici parietales | The lymph nodes draining the walls of the abdomen or of the pelvis. Synonym: nodi lymphatici parietales, parietal nodes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nodi lymphatici parotidei intraglandulares | Small lymph nodes of the deep parotid group lying within the parotid gland. Synonym: nodi lymphatici parotidei intraglandulares, intraglandular parotid lymph nodes. (05 Mar 2000) |