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The retrocaval lymph nodes receive lymph from the posterior abdominal wall.
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d
Retrocaval lymph nodes
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The coeliac lymph nodes receive lymph from other nodes that drain the stomach.
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c
Coeliac  group
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The inferior mesenteric nodes receive lymph from the descending and sigmoid colon.
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a
Inferior mesenteric nodes
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The superior mesenteric nodes receive lymph from the ascending and transverse colon.
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b
Superior mesenteric group
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The internal iliac nodes receive lymph from the pelvic organs and perineum.
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e
Internal iliac nodes
Concept
Chapter
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Colorectal Cancer
Topic
136
Gastroenterology
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A 60-year-old man has recently been diagnosed with colorectal cancer. A CT scan indicates he has a tumour of the descending colon.

Which of the following lymph node groups drain this area of the colon?
a