{"history":[],"article":{"id":"e0d7120a-e6b5-4a8d-ae91-ef90f6afb2d5","title":"Internal iliac lymph nodes","slug":"internal-iliac-lymph-nodes","content":":::summary\n![Iliopelvic glands, lateral view. (Hypogastric labeled at upper right.)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/20/Gray612.png)\n**Name:** Internal iliac lymph nodes \n**Latin:** nodi lymphoidei iliaci interni \n**Image 2:** Illu reg lns.jpg \n**Caption 2:**

Internal Iliac Nodes
Perivesical Lymph Nodes

\n**Drainsto:** [Common iliac lymph nodes](https://bliptext.com/articles/common-iliac-lymph-nodes) \n:::\n\n# \nThe **internal iliac lymph nodes** (or **hypogastric**) surround the [internal iliac artery](https://bliptext.com/articles/internal-iliac-artery) and its branches (the **hypogastric** vessels), and receive the [lymphatics](https://bliptext.com/articles/lymphatics) corresponding to the distribution of the branches of it, i. e., they receive [lymphatics](https://bliptext.com/articles/lymphatics) from all the pelvic viscera, from the deeper parts of the [perineum](https://bliptext.com/articles/perineum), including the membranous and cavernous portions of the [urethra](https://bliptext.com/articles/urethra), and from the [buttock](https://bliptext.com/articles/buttock) and back of the [thigh](https://bliptext.com/articles/thigh).\nThe internal iliac lymph nodes also drain the superior half of the rectum, above the [pectinate line](https://bliptext.com/articles/pectinate-line).\nIt does not receive lymph from the [ovary](https://bliptext.com/articles/ovary) or [testis](https://bliptext.com/articles/testis), which drain to the [paraaortic lymph nodes](https://bliptext.com/articles/paraaortic-lymph-nodes).\n\n# Additional images","current_revision":null,"created_by":"kACnuQmH5k9Nr5VNVEpVeg7XpvUmMctD","created_at":"2025-01-26T08:47:19.190Z","updated_at":"2025-01-26T08:47:19.190Z","search_vector":"'iliac':2 'intern':1 'lymph':3 'node':4","search_content":" \n \n**Name:** Internal iliac lymph nodes \n**Latin:** nodi lymphoidei iliaci interni \n**Image 2:** Illu reg lns.jpg \n**Caption 2:** Internal Iliac Nodes Perivesical Lymph Nodes \n**Drainsto:** [Common iliac lymph nodes](https://bliptext.com/articles/common-iliac-lymph-nodes) \n \n\n# \nThe **internal iliac lymph nodes** (or **hypogastric**) surround the [internal iliac artery](https://bliptext.com/articles/internal-iliac-artery) and its branches (the **hypogastric** vessels), and receive the [lymphatics](https://bliptext.com/articles/lymphatics) corresponding to the distribution of the branches of it, i. e., they receive [lymphatics](https://bliptext.com/articles/lymphatics) from all the pelvic viscera, from the deeper parts of the [perineum](https://bliptext.com/articles/perineum), including the membranous and cavernous portions of the [urethra](https://bliptext.com/articles/urethra), and from the [buttock](https://bliptext.com/articles/buttock) and back of the [thigh](https://bliptext.com/articles/thigh).\nThe internal iliac lymph nodes also drain the superior half of the rectum, above the [pectinate line](https://bliptext.com/articles/pectinate-line).\nIt does not receive lymph from the [ovary](https://bliptext.com/articles/ovary) or [testis](https://bliptext.com/articles/testis), which drain to the [paraaortic lymph nodes](https://bliptext.com/articles/paraaortic-lymph-nodes).\n\n# Additional images","revisionCount":0},"hasMore":false,"nextCursor":null}

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