LYMPH NODES 2 Flashcards
What areas do the deep cervical lymph nodes drain?
Head, neck, oropharynx.
What conditions are associated with deep cervical lymphadenopathy?
Upper respiratory tract infection, infectious mononucleosis, Kawasaki disease, malignancy of head, neck, oropharynx.
What areas do the mediastinal lymph nodes drain?
Trachea, esophagus.
What conditions are associated with mediastinal lymphadenopathy?
Pulmonary TB (unilateral hilar), sarcoidosis (bilateral hilar), lung cancer, granulomatous disease.
What areas do the axillary lymph nodes drain?
Upper limb, breast, skin above the umbilicus.
What conditions are associated with axillary lymphadenopathy?
Mastitis, metastasis (especially breast cancer).
What areas do the hilar lymph nodes drain?
Lungs.
What areas do the celiac lymph nodes drain?
Liver, stomach, spleen, pancreas, upper duodenum.
What areas do the superior mesenteric lymph nodes drain?
Lower duodenum, jejunum, ileum, colon to splenic flexure.
What areas do the inferior mesenteric lymph nodes drain?
Colon from splenic flexure to upper rectum.
What areas do the para-aortic lymph nodes drain?
Pair of testes, ovaries, kidneys, fallopian tubes, fundus of uterus.
What conditions are associated with para-aortic lymphadenopathy?
Metastasis.
What areas do the internal iliac lymph nodes drain?
Body of uterus, cervix, superior bladder.
What areas do the external iliac lymph nodes drain?
Cervix, proximal vagina, corpus cavernosum, prostate, inferior bladder, lower rectum to anal canal (above pectinate line).
What areas do the superficial inguinal lymph nodes drain?
Distal vagina, vulva, scrotum, urethra, anal canal (below pectinate line), skin below umbilicus (except popliteal area).
What conditions are associated with superficial inguinal lymphadenopathy?
Sexually transmitted infections.
What areas do the popliteal lymph nodes drain?
Dorsolateral foot, posterior calf.
What conditions are associated with popliteal lymphadenopathy?
Lateral foot/leg cellulitis.
What areas do the submandibular and submental lymph nodes drain?
Oral cavity, anterior tongue, lower lip.
What conditions are associated with submandibular/submental lymphadenopathy?
Malignancy of and metastasis to the oral cavity.
What areas do the supraclavicular lymph nodes drain?
Right: right hemithorax; Left (Virchow node): left hemithorax, abdomen, pelvis.
What conditions are associated with supraclavicular lymphadenopathy?
Malignancies of thorax, abdomen, pelvis.
What areas do the periumbilical (Sister Mary Joseph node) lymph nodes drain?
Abdomen, pelvis.
What condition is associated with periumbilical (Sister Mary Joseph node) lymphadenopathy?
Gastric cancer.
What areas do the mesenteric lymph nodes drain?
Small intestine, colon.
What conditions are associated with mesenteric lymphadenopathy?
Inflammatory bowel disease, celiac disease.
What does the right lymphatic duct drain?
The right side of the body above the diaphragm into the junction of the right subclavian and internal jugular veins.
What does the thoracic duct drain?
All areas below the diaphragm and the left thorax and upper limb into the junction of the left subclavian and internal jugular veins.
What condition can result from thoracic duct rupture?
Chylothorax.
What areas do the EPITROCHLEAR nodes drain?
Hand, forearm
What conditions are associated with EPITROCHLEAR lymphadenopathy?
Secondary syphilis
