Quick Facts
Location: Adjacent to the lateral and medial sacral arteries.
Drainage: Rectum and coccygeal region.
Direction of Flow: Common iliac lymph nodes > Lateral aortic lymph nodes (left) and lateral caval lymph nodes (right) > left and right lumbar lymph trunk > cisterna chyli > thoracic duct.
Related parts of the anatomy
Description:
Description: (Location & Drainage)
The sacral lymph nodes are situated within the cavity of the sacrum and can be subdivided into medial and lateral groups, according to the sacral artery they are associated with. The nodes receive lymph drainage from the pelvic organs, in particular the rectum. The efferent vessels of the lateral sacral lymph nodes lead to the medial common iliac and external iliac lymph nodes, while those of the medial sacral lymph nodes lead to the medial common iliac nodes.
List of Clinical Correlates
—Metastatic cancer of rectum
Description:
Description: (Location & Drainage)
The sacral lymph nodes are situated within the cavity of the sacrum and can be subdivided into medial and lateral groups, according to the sacral artery they are associated with. The nodes receive lymph drainage from the pelvic organs, in particular the rectum. The efferent vessels of the lateral sacral lymph nodes lead to the medial common iliac and external iliac lymph nodes, while those of the medial sacral lymph nodes lead to the medial common iliac nodes.
