LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE OF MAJOR ORGANS
GIT: all lymph of GIT is drained into CYSTERNA CHYLI, THORACIC DUCT & then finally drains into LEFT SUBCLAVIAN VEIN
CERVICAL ESOPHAGUS drains into Deep cervical nodes
THORACIC ESOPHAGUS drains into posterior mediastinal nodes
ABDOMINAL ESOPHAGUS drains into Preaortic & celiac nodes
STOMACH is drained to Aortic nodes
SMALL INTESTINE drains into Superior Mesentric nodes
LARGE INTESTINE drains into Central nodes through Epicolic, Paracolic & Intermediate nodes
RECTUM: Upper half drains into Inferior mesentric nodes
Lower half drains into internal iliaac nodes
ANAL CANAL: Upper half into internal iliac nodes
Lower half into Superficial inguinal nodes
MALE GENITAL TRACT
SCROTUM drains into Superficial inguinal nodes
TESTIS drains into Paraaortic nodes
PROSTATE drains into Internal & external Iliac nodes
PENIS.. Skin.. Superficial Inguinal nodes
Deep structure.. Internal Iliac nodes
FEMALE GENITAL TRACT
OVARY, FALLOPIAN TUBES, UPPER UTERINE CORPUS drains into Aortic & paraaortic nodes.
UPPER VAGINA, CERVIX drains into External & Internal Iliac nodes.
LOWER VAGINA & VULVA drains into Inguinal nodes.
[Shared by Dr Zara Bashir]
