Inferior mesenteric lymph nodes

Inferior mesenteric lymph nodes
Lymphatics of colon. (Inferior mesenteric labeled at bottom center.)
Details
System	Lymphatic system
Drains to	Preaortic lymph node
Identifiers
Latin	nodi lymphoidei mesenterici inferiores
Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

The inferior mesenteric lymph nodes consist of:

• (a) small glands on the branches of the left colic and sigmoid arteries
• (b) a group in the sigmoid mesocolon, around the superior hemorrhoidal artery
• (c) a pararectal group in contact with the muscular coat of the rectum