Pancreaticoduodenal nodes

Looks like

Nodes in the groove between the head of the pancreas and the duodenum, front and back.

What it does

Filter lymph from the head of the pancreas and duodenum.

Keeping it well

Removed during Whipple's operation for pancreatic head or bile duct cancer.

Its parts

• Superior pancreaticoduodenal nodes

Related conditions

• Testicular cancer