Lymphatics of the stomach and liver (Latin)

Coronal section of abdomen with the liver (hepar) retracted showing a section of the lymphatic system of the upper abdomen. The nodes draining the stomach (gaster) are labelled. The nll. gastrici dextri et sinistri follow the arteries of the same name along the curvatura minor gastric while the nll. gastroomentales dextri et sinistri follow their homonymous arteries on the curvatura major gastris. Lymph drained from these nodes is largely received by the nll. coeliaci which in turn drain into the cisterna chyli via the nll. lumbales sinistri (nll. aortici) or truncus lymphaticus intestinalis.