The internal iliac lymph nodes (or hypogastric) surround the internal iliac artery and its branches (the hypogastric vessels), and receive the lymphatics corresponding to the distribution of the branches of it, i. e., they receive lymphatics from all the pelvic viscera, from the deeper parts of the perineum, including the membranous and cavernous portions of the urethra, and from the buttock and back of the thigh. The internal iliac lymph nodes also drain the superior half of the rectum, above the pectinate line.[1][2]
It does not receive lymph from the ovary or testis, which drain to the paraaortic lymph nodes.
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Regional lymph tissue -
Deep lymph nodes and vessels of the thorax and abdomen.
See also
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 704 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
- ^ "Ano-Rectal Anatomy". University of Connecticut Health Center. Archived from the original on 3 November 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
- ^ MD, Tao Le, MD, MHS, Vikas Bhushan, MD, Matthew Sochat, MD, Max Petersen, Goran Micevic, Kimberly Kallianos (2014). First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 2014 : A Student-to-Student Guide. ISBN 978-0071831420.
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