ESTRO course on Image Guided Radiotherapy in Clinical Practice 2018

ESTRO IG and Adaptive

Course Parikh Budapest 2018

Lymphatic drainage

Prostate: lymphatics originate in extensive intraprostatic network; coalesces into periprostatic network and

then out to four pedicles

1) External iliac pedicle – drains to external iliac nodes

2) Hypogastric (internal iliac) pedicle – drains to internal iliac nodes

3 and 4) Posterior and Inferior pedicles – drain to sacral, internal iliac, external iliac, and obturator nodes

Seminal Vesicle: lymphatics drain to internal and external iliac nodes

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