Where Are Precaval Lymph Nodes Located?

Precaval lymph nodes are located on the anterior wall of the IVC. Two of these nodes, one at the aortic bifurcation and the other below the left renal vein, are fairly constant. Retrocaval lymph nodes are located on the psoas muscle and the right crus of the diaphragm.

What is Precaval lymph node?

[TA] right lumbar lymph nodes located anterior to the inferior vena cava. Synonym(s): nodi lymphoidei precavales [TA]

Where are your aortic lymph nodes?

Most of the lymphatic flow from the stomach runs into the para-aortic lymph nodes (PAN), which are located above and below the left renal vein, before it flows into the cisterna chyli lying posterior to the aorta (1,2).