Quick Facts
Location: At the hilum of the spleen.
Drainage: Spleen.
Direction of Flow: Intestinal trunk and lateral aortic nodes > cisterna chyli > thoracic duct.
Description:
Description: (Location & Drainage)
The splenic nodes are located at the hilum of the spleen. Their afferent vessels arise from within the white pulp of the spleen, which forms a subcapsular plexus that drains into the splenic nodes.
The efferent vessels of the splenic nodes terminate in the intestinal trunk and lateral aortic 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 splenic nodes are located at the hilum of the spleen. Their afferent vessels arise from within the white pulp of the spleen, which forms a subcapsular plexus that drains into the splenic nodes.
The efferent vessels of the splenic nodes terminate in the intestinal trunk and lateral aortic nodes (Földi et al., 2012).
