Anatom3DParacolic superior mesenteric nodes
Nodi paracolici · Paratračníkové horní mezenterické uzliny
Lymphatic & immune
Looks like
Small nodes lying along the inner edge of the colon, next to the bowel wall.
What it does
The first nodes receiving lymph from the colon.
Keeping it well
Usually the first to receive spread from colon cancer; examined in every bowel cancer specimen.