Left tracheobronchial [bifurcation] lymph nodes - Dog - Thorax - Transversal - vet-Anatomy
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Left tracheobronchial [bifurcation] lymph nodes

Lymphonodi tracheobronchales [bifurcationis] sinistri

  • Related terms: Left tracheobronchial [bifurcation] lymph nodes (Bronchial lymph center)

Definition

Juliette Garnodier

The left tracheobronchial lymph nodes are lymph nodes located in the mediastinum, at the level of the tracheal bifurcation and the origin of the left principal bronchus. They belong to the thoracic lymphatic center and participate in the lymphatic drainage of the left pulmonary and bronchial structures.

They are located near the left principal bronchus and the vascular structures of the pulmonar hilum.

These lymph nodes receive lymph mainly from the left lung, the corresponding bronchi, and part of the trachea and mediastinum, before draining into the mediastinal lymph nodes and the bronchomediastinal lymphatic trunks.

References

  • Dyce KM, Sack WO, Wensing CJG. Textbook of Veterinary Anatomy. 5th ed. Saunders; 2017.

  • Evans HE, de Lahunta A. Miller’s Anatomy of the Dog. 5th ed. Elsevier; 2020.

  • König HE, Liebich H-G. Veterinary Anatomy of Domestic Mammals: Textbook and Colour Atlas. 6th ed. Thieme; 2020.

  • Nickel R, Schummer A, Seiferle E. The Anatomy of the Domestic Animals. Vol 3: The Circulatory System, the Skin, and the Cutaneous Organs. Berlin: Parey; 1981.

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