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Additional Lymph Node Chains
Additional Lymph Nodes Chains Not Shown in Illustration
- Anorectal
- Common bile duct
- Delphian
- Gastrohepatic
- Gastropancreatic
- Infundibulopelvic
- Middle hemorrhoidal
- Pancreaticolienal
- Pelvic, NOS
- Pericholedochal
- Periduodenal
- Renal hilar
- Suprahyoid
Lymph nodes appropriate to the primary site: bone, soft tissues, skin carcinoma, skin melanoma, sarcoma
No regional lymph nodes: brain, spinal cord, bone marrow, cartilage
Directional Terminology: peri = para; posterior = retro; anterior = pre; sub = infra
Visceral: adjacent to an organ, or central within a body cavity
Examples of visceral lymph chains: mediastinal, hilar, gastric, hepatic, mesenteric
Parietal: near the walls of a body cavity
Examples of parietal lymph chains: internal mammary, phrenic, aortic, iliac
Supraclavicular nodes: transverse cervical chain with lowest nodes of upper deep jugular and spinal accessory chains; also called scalene Retroperitoneal nodes: para-aortic, iliac and sacral lymph chains.