Quick Facts
Location: Along the superior and inferior margins of the pancreas.
Drainage: Pancreas.
Direction of Flow: Intestinal trunk and lateral aortic nodes > cisterna chyli > thoracic duct.
Related parts of the anatomy
Description:
Description: (Location & Drainage)
The pancreatic nodes are found in association with the pancreas and consist of the superior and inferior pancreatic nodes.
Afferent vessels of these nodes receive lymph from the pancreas, while their efferents drain into the lateral aortic and intestinal trunks. Additionally, some efferent vessels of the inferior pancreatic nodes drain into the central superior mesenteric nodes (Földi et al., 2012).
References
Földi, M., Földi, E., Strößenreuther, R. and Kubik, S. (2012) Földi's Textbook of Lymphology: for Physicians and Lymphedema Therapists. Elsevier Health Sciences.
Description:
Description: (Location & Drainage)
The pancreatic nodes are found in association with the pancreas and consist of the superior and inferior pancreatic nodes.
Afferent vessels of these nodes receive lymph from the pancreas, while their efferents drain into the lateral aortic and intestinal trunks. Additionally, some efferent vessels of the inferior pancreatic nodes drain into the central superior mesenteric nodes (Földi et al., 2012).
