OVERVIEW of LYMPH NODES

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Nodi lymphoidei capitis	Nodi occipitales, mastoidei, parotidei superf. et prof., faciales, linguales, submentales, submandibulares
Nodi lymphoidei cervicales anteriores	Nodi superficiales, profundi (infrahyoidei, pre-,paratracheales, retropharyngeales)
Nodi lymphoidei cervicales laterales	Nodi superficiales, profundi (n. jugulodigastricus, juguloomohyoideus), supraclaviculares, accessorii
Nodi lymphoidei membri sup.	Nodi lymphoidei axillares (apicales, centrales, humerales, subscapulares, pectorales), interpectorales, deltopectorales, brachiales, cubitales
Nodi lymphoidei thoracis	Nodi parammarii, parasternales, intercostales, phrenici sup., parasternales+ prepericardiaci (= nodi "mediastinales ant."), pericardiaci lat., tracheobronchiales sup. et inf.,bronchopulmonales, intrpulmonales, juxtaesophageales+prevertebrales(=nodi "mediastinales post.")
Nodi lymphoidei abdominis parietales	Nodi lumbales sin., intemed., dex.
Nodi lymphoidei abdominis vicerales	Nodi coeliaci, gastrici, gastroomentales, pylorici, pancreatici, splenici, pancreaticoduodenales, hepatici, mesenterici sup. et inf. (3 rows)
Nodi lymphoidei pelvis parietales	Nodi iliaci communes, externi, interni (gluteales, sacrales)
Nodi lymphoidei pelvis viscerales	Nodi paravesicales, parauterini, paravaginales, pararectales
Nodi lymphoidei membri inferioris	Nodi lymphoidei inguinales superficiales et profundi, poplitei

Eponyms in the chapter of lymphatic system

Eponym	Lymph node	Group	Location	Note
Wood	Nodus l. tonsillaris	Nodi l. cerv. lat. prof. sup.	at level of 3rd cervical vertebra	lymph from tonsilla palatina (inflammation)
Bayer	Nodus l. parauterinus	Nodi l. parauterini	at crossing of a. uterina and ureter	lymph from corpus uteri (tumor)
Sorgius		Nodi l. pectorales	most cranial node from the group, at 2nd/3rd digitation of m. serratus anterior	lymph from mamma (tumor)
Küttner	Nodus l. jugulodigastricus	Nodi l. cerv. lat. prof. sup.	at crossing of v. jugularis int. and venter post. m. digastrici
Cloquet s. Rosenmüller	Nodus l. proximalis	Nodi l. inguinales prof.	most cranial node from the group, in lacuna vasorum (vascular space)
Virchow-Troisier		Nodi l. supraclaviculares	connected with arcus ductus thoracici	lymph from stomach /resp. other GIT organs/ (tumor, on the lef side more frequenntly)
Rouvière		Nodi l. cerv. ant. prof.		lymph from pharynx (inflammation, tumor)