Splenic lymph nodes

Splenic lymph nodes

Lymphatics of stomach, etc.

Lymphatics of stomach, etc. The stomach has been turned upward.
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Drains to celiac lymph nodes
Latin nodi lymphoidei splenici

Anatomical terminology

The splenic lymph nodes (or pancreaticolienal) accompany the lienal (splenic) artery, and are situated in relation to the posterior surface and upper border of the pancreas; one or two members of this group are found in the gastrolienal ligament.

Their afferents are derived from the stomach, spleen, and pancreas, their efferents join the celiac group of preaortic glands.

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References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)



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