Quick Facts
Location: Accompany the anterior cecal artery.
Drainage: Cecum.
Direction of Flow: Ileocolic nodes > central superior mesenteric nodes > Intestinal trunk or left lumbar trunk > cisterna chyli > thoracic duct.
Description:
Description: (Location & Drainage)
The prececal nodes accompany the anterior cecal artery, specifically in the ileocolic fold. They receive afferents from the cecum and drain into the ileocolic or 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 prececal nodes accompany the anterior cecal artery, specifically in the ileocolic fold. They receive afferents from the cecum and drain into the ileocolic or central superior mesenteric nodes (Földi et al., 2012).
