This presentation is illustrating the lymphatic drainage of the pelvis through the para-aortic lymph nodes. A presentation for undergraduates.

1. Para aortic lymph nodes
Israa Kamel Mohamed Elaraby

2. Site
Lateral aortic
Along the inferior vena
cava
Lateral aortic
Along the
abdominal aorta
Pre aortic
Anterior to the
aortaRetro aortic

3. Afferent and efferents
Paraaorticlymphnodes
Lymphatics from viscera
and pelvic organs
Lymphatics from
posterior
abdominal wall
Lumbar trunks
Cysterna chyli
Common iliac L.N
External iliac L.N
Internal iliac L.N

4. Pelvic organs drained by para aortic
lymph nodes
At the level of L2
lymphatics run along the
upper edge of the broad
ligament the lymphatic
network below the hilum of
the ovary para aortic L.N
Fundus and
upper part of
body of the
uterus