popliteal lymph node

Introduction

2 groups of nodes located in the popliteal fossa.

• Superficial popliteal:
  • around the termination of the saphenous vein
  • drains the skin of the back of the leg & lateral side of the foot
• Deep popliteal:
  • around the popliteal vessels, that drain the superficial group, the deep structures of the leg & the knee joint

More general terms

• lymph node