What is epicolic node?
.Lymphatic Drainage of colon * Mucosa contains no lymph channels, so mucosal cancers rarely metastasize. * Nodes are epicolic (located in the colonic wall), paracolic (located along the inner margin), intermediate (located near mesenteric vessels), principal (located near main mesenteric vessles). ref:SRB&;s manual of surgery,ed 3,pg no 818
Node draining colon
Adjacent to aoa
Epitracheal node
None
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