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| Name = Pararectal lymph nodes
| Name = Pararectal lymph nodes
| Latin = nodi lymphoidei pararectales
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| Caption = Lymph Nodes of Female Pelvis (Pararectal is #9)
| Caption = Lymph nodes of female pelvis (pararectal is #9)
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| Caption2 = Lymphatics of colon.
| Caption2 = Lymphatics of colon.
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| DrainsTo = [[inferior mesenteric lymph nodes]]
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The '''pararectal lymph nodes''' are in contact with the muscular coat of the [[rectum]]. They drain the [[descending iliac]] and [[sigmoid colon|sigmoid]] parts of the colon and the upper part of the [[rectum]]; their efferents pass to the [[preaortic glands]].
The '''pararectal lymph nodes''' are [[Lymph node|lymph nodes]] that are in contact with the muscular coat of the [[rectum]].

== Structure ==
The pararectal lymph nodes are located on the left and right of the [[rectum]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Lengelé|first1=Benoit|last2=Scalliet|first2=Pierre|date=July 2009|title=Anatomical bases for the radiological delineation of lymph node areas. Part III: Pelvis and lower limbs|url=https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radonc.2008.11.007|journal=Radiotherapy and Oncology|volume=92|issue=1|pages=22–33|doi=10.1016/j.radonc.2008.11.007|pmid=19095323|issn=0167-8140|via=}}</ref> Their efferent lymph ducts pass to the [[Preaortic lymph nodes|pre-aortic lymph nodes]].

== Function ==
The pararectal lymph nodes drain the [[descending iliac]] and [[sigmoid colon|sigmoid]] parts of the [[large intestine]], and the upper part of the [[rectum]].


==See also==
==See also==
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==References==
==References==
{{Gray's}}
{{Gray's}}
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==External links==
==External links==
* http://anatomy.uams.edu/AnatomyHTML/lymph_pelvis&perineum.html
* http://anatomy.uams.edu/AnatomyHTML/lymph_pelvis&perineum.html {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040820121506/http://anatomy.uams.edu/anatomyhtml/lymph_pelvis%26perineum.html |date=2004-08-20 }}


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Pararectal lymph nodes
Lymph nodes of female pelvis (pararectal is #9)
Lymphatics of colon.
Details
SystemLymphatic system
Drains toInferior mesenteric lymph nodes
Identifiers
Latinnodi lymphoidei pararectales
Anatomical terminology

The pararectal lymph nodes are lymph nodes that are in contact with the muscular coat of the rectum.

Structure

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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.

Function

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The pararectal lymph nodes drain the descending iliac and sigmoid parts of the large intestine, and the upper part of the rectum.

See also

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References

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Public domain This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 710 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

  1. ^ Lengelé, Benoit; Scalliet, Pierre (July 2009). "Anatomical bases for the radiological delineation of lymph node areas. Part III: Pelvis and lower limbs". Radiotherapy and Oncology. 92 (1): 22–33. doi:10.1016/j.radonc.2008.11.007. ISSN 0167-8140. PMID 19095323.
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