Espiral Atlas
Lymph nodeThorax

Superior phrenic lymph nodes (diaphragmatic, prepericardial and lateral pericardial)

nodi lymphoidei phrenici superiores

On the thoracic surface of the diaphragm, in three groups: anterior (behind the base of the xiphoid process), middle (where the phrenic nerves enter the diaphragm, some inside the pericardial sac on the right) and posterior (on the back of the crura).

Thorax – 3D human anatomy atlas

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The full entry, with every field, sources, quiz and clinical correlations, is in the atlas.

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  • Drainage

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