Bronchomediastinal lymph trunk

The efferent vessels of the tracheobronchial lymph nodes ascend upon the trachea and unite with efferents of the internal mammary and anterior mediastinal glands to form the right and left bronchomediastinal trunks.

Bronchomediastinal lymph trunk
Terminal collecting trunks of right side. a. Jugular trunk. b. Subclavian trunk. c. Bronchomediastinal trunk. d. Right lymphatic trunk. e. Gland of internal mammary chain. f. Gland of deep cervical chain.
Details
SystemLymphatic system
Sourceparasternal lymph nodes
Drains tothoracic duct, right lymphatic duct
Identifiers
Latintruncus bronchomediastinalis
TA98A12.4.01.005
TA25135, 5136
FMA9585
Anatomical terminology

The right bronchomediastinal trunk may join the right lymphatic duct, and the left thoracic duct.[1] More frequently, they open independently of these ducts into the junction of the internal jugular and subclavian veins of their own side.

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 717 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

  1. Fong, K. M.; Windsor, M.; Bowman, R. V.; Duhig, E. (2006-01-01), "TUMORS, MALIGNANT | Carcinoma, Lymph Node Involvement", in Laurent, Geoffrey J.; Shapiro, Steven D. (eds.), Encyclopedia of Respiratory Medicine, Oxford: Academic Press, pp. 366–373, doi:10.1016/b0-12-370879-6/00407-5, ISBN 978-0-12-370879-3, retrieved 2020-11-23


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