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== '''Lymphatics''' == * Discussed separately under 'lower limb' * Superficial inguinal nodes - adjacent to termination of great saphenous vein. Receive lymphatics from lower limb, infra-umbilical abdo wall, buttock, perineum, anal canal, penis and scrotum/labia and vagina external to hymen * Deep inguinal nodes - beneath the fascia lata along the femoral vein. Receives lymph from glans penis/clitoris ** Includes node of Cloquet * Testes drain to para-aortic/renal nodes * To biopsy - incise over palpable node. Tributaries of great saphenous vein may need to be ligated. Ligate lymphatic vessels.
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