Anatom3DCentral superior mesenteric nodes
Nodi mesenterici superiores centrales · Centrální horní mezenterické uzliny
Lymphatic & immune
Looks like
Nodes around the root of the superior mesenteric artery, near where it leaves the aorta.
What it does
The final collecting nodes for lymph from the small bowel and right colon.
Keeping it well
Their involvement in cancer changes treatment; surgeons remove them in extended right colon surgery.