prevertebral lymph nodes

prevertebral lymph nodes

[TA] nodes located along the thoracic aorta; they receive vessels from the esophagus, diaphragm, liver, and pericardium; they send efferents to the thoracic duct and bronchomediastinal lymphatic trunk(s). Synonym(s): nodi lymphoidei prevertebrales ☆ , nodi lymphoidei mediastinales posteriores, posterior mediastinal lymph nodes