Quick Facts
Location: Along the inferior margin of the pancreas.
Drainage: Pancreas.
Direction of Flow: Lateral aortic nodes or central superior mesenteric nodes > cisterna chyli > thoracic duct.
Related parts of the anatomy
Description:
Description: (Location & Drainage)
The inferior pancreatic nodes receive lymph from the pancreas. The efferent vessels terminate in the lateral aortic nodes, as well as 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 inferior pancreatic nodes receive lymph from the pancreas. The efferent vessels terminate in the lateral aortic nodes, as well as the central superior mesenteric nodes (Földi et al., 2012).
