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Inferior superficial inguinal nodes

Nodi inguinales superficiales inferiores · Dolní povrchové tříselné uzliny

Lymphatic & immune

Looks like

Nodes in the groin fat along the top of the great saphenous vein, just below the crease.

What it does

Filter lymph from most of the skin of the leg and foot.

Keeping it well

Small soft groin nodes are normal. Skin cancer of the leg spreads here; sentinel node biopsy checks the first one.

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