Lymph Nodes 4 Star

Question 1

Cervical lymph nodes drain what portion of the body? What are associated pathologies?

Answer 1

Head and neck

Upper Respiratory tract infections
Mononucleosis infection
Kawasaki Disease

Question 2

Mediastinal lymph nodes drain what portion of the body? What are associated pathologies?

Answer 2

Trachea and esophagus

Primary lung CA and granulomatous disease

Question 3

Hilar lymph nodes drain what portion of the body? What are associated pathologies?

Answer 3

Lungs

Granulomatous Disease

Question 4

Axillary lymph nodes drain what portion of the body? What are associated pathologies?

Answer 4

Upper limbs, breast, skin above umbilicus

Mastitis
Metástasis - esp. from breast cancer

Question 5

Celiac lymph nodes drain what portion of the body? What are associated pathologies?

Answer 5

Liver, stomach, spleen, pancreas, upper duodenum

Mesenteric lymphadenitis
Typhoid Fever
Ulcerative Colitis
Celiac Disease

Question 6

Superior mesenteric lymph nodes drain what portion of the body? What are associated pathologies?

Answer 6

Lower duodenum, jejunum, ileum, colon to splenic flexure

Mesenteric lymphadenitis
Typhoid Fever
Ulcerative Colitis
Celiac Disease

Question 7

Inferior mesenteric lymph nodes drain what portion of the body? What are associated pathologies?

Answer 7

Colon from splenic flexure, to upper rectum

Mesenteric lymphadenitis
Typhoid Fever
Ulcerative Colitis
Celiac Disease

Question 8

Para-aortic lymph nodes drain what portion of the body? What are associated pathologies?

Answer 8

Testes, ovaries, kidneys, uterus

Metástasis

Question 9

Internal iliac lymph nodes drain what portion of the body? What are associated pathologies?

Answer 9

Lower rectum to anal canal above pectinate line, bladder, vagina (middle third), cervix, prostate

Associated with STIs

Question 10

Superficial inguinal lymph nodes drain what portion of the body? What are associated pathologies?

Answer 10

Anal canal (below pectinate line) skin below umbilicus (except popliteal area), scrotum, vulva

Assoc. with STIs

Question 11

Popliteal lymph nodes drain what portion of the body? What are associated pathologies?

Answer 11

Dorsolateral foot, posterior calf

Assoc. with foot/leg pathologies

Question 12

Where does the sigmoid Colon drain to?

Answer 12

Colic nodes, then to the inferior mesenteric nodes

Question 13

Where does the oral cavity lymphatic drainage go to?

Answer 13

Sub mandibular glands

Associated pathology: oral malignancies

Question 14

Where does the abdomen/pelvis lymphatic drainage go to when it’s called Virchow’s node?

Answer 14

Supraclavicular

Usually from gastric malignancy

Question 15

Epitrochlear lymph nodes drain what portion of the body? What are associated pathologies?

Answer 15

Hand and forearm

Pathologies: secondary syphilis

Question 16

Periumbilical lymph nodes drain what portion of the body? What are associated pathologies?

Answer 16

Abdomen and pelvis

Associated with gastric cancer
Aka Sister Mary Joseph node

Question 17

External iliac lymph nodes drain what portion of the body? What are associated pathologies?

Answer 17

Cervix, superior bladder, body of uterus