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2. List of lymph nodes of the human body - Wikipedia

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   Lymph nodes of the lungs: The lymph is drained from the lung tissue through subsegmental, segmental, lobar and interlobar lymph nodes to the hilar lymph nodes, which are located around the hilum (the pedicle, which attaches the lung to the mediastinal structures, containing the pulmonary artery, the pulmonary veins, the main bronchus for each side, some vegetative nerves and the lymphatics) of ...

3. Retroperitoneal lymph node dissection - Wikipedia

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   Testicular cancer metastasizes in a predictable pattern, and lymph nodes in the retroperitoneum are typically the first place it lands. [1] [2] By examining the removed lymphatic tissue, a pathologist can determine whether the disease has spread. If no malignant tissue is found, the cancer can be labeled Stage I, limited to the testicle. [3]

4. Retroperitoneal space - Wikipedia

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   Retroperitoneal lymph node dissection It is also possible to have a neoplasm in this area, more commonly a metastasis ; or very rarely a primary neoplasm. The most common type is a sarcoma followed by lymphoma , extragonadal germ cell tumor , and gastrointestinal stromal tumor/GIST . [ 9 ]

5. Periaortic lymph nodes - Wikipedia

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   The periaortic lymph nodes (also known as lumbar) are a group of lymph nodes that lie in front of the lumbar vertebrae near the aorta. These lymph nodes receive drainage from the gastrointestinal tract and the abdominal organs. The periaortic lymph nodes are different from the paraaortic lymph nodes. The periaortic group is the general group ...

6. Cisterna chyli - Wikipedia

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   In humans, the cisterna chyli is located posterior to the abdominal aorta on the anterior aspect of the bodies of the first and second lumbar vertebrae (L1 and L2). There it forms the beginning of the primary lymph vessel, the thoracic duct, which transports lymph and chyle from the abdomen via the aortic opening of the diaphragm up to the junction of left subclavian vein and internal jugular ...

7. Lymph node - Wikipedia

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   The primary function of lymph nodes is the filtering of lymph to identify and fight infection. In order to do this, lymph nodes contain lymphocytes, a type of white blood cell, which includes B cells and T cells. These circulate through the bloodstream and enter and reside in lymph nodes. [26] B cells produce antibodies.