Internal iliac nodes

Looks like

Nodes along the internal iliac vessels on the side wall of the pelvis.

What it does

Filter lymph from the pelvic organs, buttock and deep perineum.

Keeping it well

Prostate, cervical, bladder and rectal cancers spread here.

Its parts

• Gluteal nodes
• Lateral sacral nodes

Related conditions

• Bladder cancer
• Bone metastases and spinal cord compression
• Cervical cancer
• Endometrial (womb) cancer
• Prostate cancer