Lumbar lymph center

The lumbar lymph center includes lymph nodes located along the course of the abdominal aorta and the corresponding segment of the caudal vena cava (lombo-aortic lymph nodes), as well as a few nodes situated more or less distant from these vessel:

• Aortic lumbar lymph nodes

• Proper lumbar lymph nodes

• Renal lymph nodes

• Phrenicoabdominal lymph nodes

• Ovarian lymph nodes

• Testicular lymph nodes