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Regional lymph nodes

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Examine regional lymph nodes. Some lymph node drainage is listed below:

  • skin, muscles, bone of both limbs and trunk drain to the axillary and inguinal nodes
  • head and neck drain to the cervical lymph nodes
  • intra-abdominal structures drain to the pre- and para- aortic lymph nodes

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