common iliac lymph nodes


com·mon il·i·ac lymph nodes

[TA] parietal nodes located in association with the common iliac vein; they are subdivided into five groups: intermediate common iliac lymph nodes, between the common iliac artery and vein; lateral common iliac lymph nodes lateral to the vein; medial common iliac lymph nodes, medial to the vein; promontorial common iliac lymph nodes at the sacral promontory; and subaortic common iliac lymph nodes, at the bifurcation of the aorta; they all receive afferent vessels from the external and internal iliac nodes and send efferent vessels to the lumbar nodes. Synonym(s): nodi lymphoidei iliaci communes [TA]