Description
Pelvic lymph nodes are generally organized along the blood vessels within the pelvic cavity and are named according to the vessel. These nodes can be categorized into parietal and visceral pelvic lymph nodes.
Parietal pelvic lymph nodes include the common iliac, external iliac, internal iliac, gluteal, obturator and sacral lymph nodes.
Visceral pelvic lymph nodes are associated with the viscera of the pelvic cavity. These include the paravesical lymph nodes of the bladder, parauterine, paravaginal, and pararectal lymph nodes.
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