The pararectal lymph nodes are lymph nodes that are in contact with the muscular coat of the rectum.
Pararectal lymph nodes | |
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Details | |
System | Lymphatic system |
Drains to | inferior mesenteric lymph nodes |
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Latin | nodi lymphoidei pararectales |
Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata] |
The pararectal lymph nodes are located on the left and right of the rectum.[1] Their efferent lymph ducts pass to the pre-aortic lymph nodes.
The pararectal lymph nodes drain the descending iliac and sigmoid parts of the large intestine, and the upper part of the rectum.
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 710 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)