Lymph Nodes of Female Pelvis

Regional lymph nodes for the ovaries include [4, 16]:

Illustration of a woman's pelvic area showing the lymph nodes numbered 1 through 7.

Figure 2. Female pelvic lymph nodes. Source: Andrea Ayers (Illustrator), National Cancer Institute.

Lymph Nodes of the Female Pelvis

  1. Para-aortic
  2. Common iliac
  3. Lateral sacral
  4. External iliac
  5. Internal iliac (Hypogastric)
  6. Obturator
  7. Inguinal
Regional Lymph Nodes of the Female Pelvis not pictured are Pelvic (NOS) and Retroperitoneal (NOS).

Updated: September 5, 2018