Preferred Label : internal iliac lymph node;
Uberon definition : The internal iliac lymph nodes (or hypogastric) surround the internal iliac artery
and its branches (the hypogastric vessels), and receive the lymphatics corresponding
to the distribution of the branches of it, i. e. , they receive lymphatics from all
the pelvic viscera, from the deeper parts of the perineum, including the membranous
and cavernous portions of the urethra, and from the buttock and back of the thigh.
It does not receive lymph from the ovary, testis, or superior half of the rectum;
the gonads drain to the paraaortic lymph nodes, while the superior half of the rectum
drains to the pararectal lymph nodes.;
Uberon synonym : internal iliac node;
Origin ID : 0015881;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Uberon cross reference
The internal iliac lymph nodes (or hypogastric) surround the internal iliac artery
and its branches (the hypogastric vessels), and receive the lymphatics corresponding
to the distribution of the branches of it, i. e. , they receive lymphatics from all
the pelvic viscera, from the deeper parts of the perineum, including the membranous
and cavernous portions of the urethra, and from the buttock and back of the thigh.
It does not receive lymph from the ovary, testis, or superior half of the rectum;
the gonads drain to the paraaortic lymph nodes, while the superior half of the rectum
drains to the pararectal lymph nodes.
