Preferred Label : Mediastinal Lymph Node;
NCIt related terms : Lymph Node(s) Mediastinal; LYMPH NODE, MEDIASTINAL; Lymph Nodes(s) Mediastinal; Mediastinal lymph nodes; Mediastinal lymph node structure (body structure); mediastinal node;
NCIt definition : A lymph node located in the mediastinum. Mediastinal lymph nodes are arranged in three
groups, one on the lateral, another on the medial, and a third on the anterior aspect
of the vessels; the third group is, however, sometimes absent.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Lymph node(s) in the mediastinal region.; UBERON: A lymph node that is part of a mediastinum. Each consists of several lymph
node groups, especially along the trachea (5 groups), along the esophagus and between
the lung and the diaphragm. In the mediastinal lymph nodes arises lymphatic ducts,
which drains the lymph to the left subclavian vein (to the venous angle in the confluence
of the subclavian and deep jugular veins). The mediastinal lymph nodes along the esophagus
are in tight connection with the abdominal lymph nodes along the esophagus and the
stomach. That fact facilitates spreading of tumors cells through these lymphatics
in cases of cancers of the stomach and particularly of the esophagus. Through the
mediastinum, the main lymphatic drainage from the abdominal organs goes via the thoracic
duct (ductus thoracicus), which drains majority of the lymph from the abdomen to the
above mentioned left venous angle.;
Codes from synonyms : 62683002;
Origin ID : C33073;
UMLS CUI : C0588055;
Anatomic structure is physical part of
- Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Semantic type(s)
- UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- concept_is_in_subset
- is_metastatic_anatomic_site_of_disease
