Lymph: Superficial inguinal lymph nodes
1. Supramedial superficial inguinal 2. Superolateral superficial inguinal 3. Inferior superficial inguinal 4. Deep inguinal lymph nodes
The superficial lymph glands and lymphatic vessels of the lower extremity.
Latin	nodi lymphoidei inguinales superficiales
Gray's	subject #179 702
Drains from	most of perineal region
Drains to	deep inguinal lymph nodes
Dorlands/Elsevier	n_09/12576582

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They lie along the saphenous vein (v. saphena magna), deep to Camper's fascia and superficial to the cribriform fascia which overlies the femoral vessels. Saphenous vein usually refers to the great saphenous vein, but may also refer to the small saphenous vein. ... Femoral artery and its major branches - right thigh, anterior view. ...

They are found in the triangle bounded by the inguinal ligament superiorly, the border of the sartorius muscle laterally, and the adductor longus muscle medially. The inguinal ligament is a band running from the pubic tubercle to the anterior superior iliac spine. ... Grays FIG. 430– Muscles of the iliac and anterior femoral regions. ... The Adductor longus muscle is a muscle of the human body. ...

There are approximately 10 superficial lymph nodes.

The superficial nodes drain to the deep inguinal lymph nodes.

Afferents received

They receive as afferents lymphatic vessels from the following:

• integument of the penis
• scrotum
• perineum
• buttock
• abdominal wall below the level of the umbilicus
• vulva
• anus (below the pectinate line)
• the lower extremity (foot, leg and thigh)

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Division

They are divided into three groups:

• Supramedial or Superomedial
• Superolateral
• Inferior

Clinical significance

The presence of swollen inguinal lymph nodes are an important clinical sign because swelling may indicate an infection in the lower extremities or spread from cancers, such as anal cancer and vulvar cancer. Cancer is a class of diseases or disorders characterized by uncontrolled division of cells and the ability of these cells to invade other tissues, either by direct growth into adjacent tissue through invasion or by implantation into distant sites by metastasis. ... Anal cancer is a distinct entity from the more common colorectal cancer. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ...

See also

• Inguinal lymph node
• Deep inguinal lymph nodes

Inguinal lymph nodes are lymph nodes found in the upper thigh near the groin. ...

External links

• GPnotebook 107675673

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