Lymphatic drainage Flashcards
Head and neck drainage
cervical LNs
Lungs
hilar LNs
Trachea
mediastinal LNs
Esophagus
mediastinal LNs
upper limb
axillary LNs
breast
axillary LNs
skin above umbilicus
axillary LNs
liver
celiac LNs
stomach
celiac LNs
spleen
celiac
pancreas
celiac
upper duodenum
celiac
lower duodenum
superior mesenteric
jejunum
superior mesenteric
ileum
superior mesenteric
Colon - up to splenic flexure (ascending and transverse)
superior mesenteric
Colon - splenic flexure to upper rectum (sigmoid)
inferior mesenteric
Rectum
lower rectum to anal canal above pectinate line - inferior mesenteric
anal canal below pectinate line - superficial inguinal
Bladder
inferior mesenteric
Vagina (middle third)
inferior mesenteric
Cervix
inferior mesenteric
Prostate
inferior mesenteric
Testes
para-aortic
Ovaries
para-aortic
Scrotum
superficial inguinal
Kidneys
para-aortic
Uterus
para-aortic
Skin below umbilicus
superficial inguinal
Thigh
superficial inguinal
Vulva
superficial inguinal
Dorsolateral foot
popliteal LNs
Posterior calf
popliteal LNs
Right side of the body above diaphragm
right lymphatic duct
-blockage = right-sided non-pitting edema
Thoracic duct
drains everything besides upper right body - drains into junction of left subclavian and internal jugular veins
