Lumbar lymph nodes

Lymph: Lumbar lymph nodes
Left Lumbar Lymph Nodes (Paraaortic Lymph Nodes) 1. Lateral aortic 2. Preaortic 3. Postaortic 4. Intermediate Lumbar Right Lumbar Lymph Nodes (Paracaval Lymph Nodes) 5. Lateral caval 6. Precaval 7. Postcaval
The parietal lymph glands of the pelvis.
Latin	Lymphoglandulae lumbales
Gray's	p.705
Drains from	Adrenal glands

The lumbar lymph nodes (paraaortic nodes) are a group of lymph nodes residing in the lumbar region.

They consist of the following groups:

• right and left lateral aortic lymph nodes
• preaortic lymph nodes
• retroaortic lymph nodes (or 'postaortic')

See also

• Paraaortic lymph node

This article incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy.