Immuno: lymphatic drainage – Flashcards
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cervical lymph nodes drain
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head and neck
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hilar lymph nodes drain
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lungs
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mediastinal lymph nodes drain
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trachea and esophagus
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axillary lymph nodes drain
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upper limb, breast, and skin above umbilicus
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where does lat breast cancer metastasize to?
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axillary nodes
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celiac lymph nodes drain
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liver, stomach, spleen, pancreas, and upper duodenum
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where does gastric adenocarcinoma metastasize to?
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celiac lymph nodes
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sup. mesenteric lymph nodes drain
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lower duodenum, jejunum, ileum, and colon to splenic flexure
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where does cancer of the jejunum metastasize to?
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sup. mesenteric lymph nodes drain
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inf. mesenteric lymph nodes drain
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colon from splenic flexure to upper rectum
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sigmoid colon drains into colic nodes which drain into inf. mesenteric nodes.
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sigmoid colon drains into colic nodes which drain into inf. mesenteric nodes.
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internal iliac lymph nodes drain
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lower rectum to anal canal (above pectinate line) bladder middle third of vagina prostate
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adenocarcinoma of the prostate would metastasize to the
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internal iliac lymph nodes
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paraortic lymph nodes drain
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testes ovaries kidney uterus
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testicular adenocarcinoma would metastasize to
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paraortic lymph nodes
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sup. inguinal lymph nodes drain
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anal canal (below pectinate line) skin below umbilicus (except politeal territory) scrotum
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scrotal cancer would metastasize to?/ infection of the thigh would drain into?
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sup. inguinal lymph nodes
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deep inguinal lymph nodes drain
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sup. inguinal lymph nodes
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popliteal lymph nodes drain
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dorsolateral foot, post calf
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infection of the foot would cause
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popliteal lymphadenopathy
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Rt lymphatic duct drains
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Rt side of body above the diaphragm
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obstuction of Rt ymphatic duct results in
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nonpitting edema in regions supplied by the rt lymphatic duct
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thoracic duct drains
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everything else into junction of L. subclavian v. and internal jugular v. (IJV)
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what does thoracic duct drain into
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junction of L. subclavian v. and internal jugular v. (IJV)
