See Also: posterior mediastinal lymph nodes(medicine)
anterior mediastinal lymph nodes(medicine)
posterior group of axillary lymph nodes(medicine)
angiofollicular mediastinal lymph node hyperplasia(medicine)
posterior mediastinal arteries(medicine)
posterior mediastinal mass(medicine)
Lymph nodes(health)
Lymph nodes(medicine)
bronchopulmonary lymph nodes(medicine)
retroauricular lymph nodes(medicine)

posterior mediastinal lymph nodes (medicine)


posterior mediastinal lymph nodes
Nodes located along the thoracic aorta; they receive vessels from the oesophagus, diaphragm, liver and pericardium and send efferents to the thoracic duct and bronchomediastinal lymphatic trunk(s).

Synonym: nodi lymphatici mediastinales posteriores.