common iliac lymph node

Introduction

Parietal nodes located in association with the common iliac vein. Subdivided into 5 groups:

• Intermediate common iliac - between the common iliac artery & vein
• Lateral common iliac - lateral to the vein
• Medial common iliac - medial to the vein
• Promontorial common iliac - at the sacral promontory
• Subaortic common iliac - at the bifurcation of the aorta

Receives afferents from the external & internal iliac nodes & send efferents to the lumbar nodes.

More general terms

• lymph node