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drainage of the uterus

uterine funds - runs with ovarian vessels or along the round ligament to certain nodes

body is within broad ligaemnt to

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The uterine fundus has a lymphatic drainage that runs with the ovarian vessels and may thus drain to the para-aortic nodes. Some drainage may also pass along the round ligament to the inguinal nodes.

The body of the uterus drains through lymphatics contained within the broad ligament to the iliac lymph nodes.

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cervix trasin to what notes

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The cervix drains into three potential nodal stations; laterally through the broad ligament to the external iliac nodes, along the lymphatics of the uterosacral fold to the presacral nodes and posterolaterally along lymphatics lying alongside the uterine vessels to the internal iliac nodes.

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