Cisterna Chyli - Additional Images

Additional Images

  • Scheme showing relative positions of primary lymph sacs.

  • Deep lymph nodes and vessels of the thorax and abdomen (diagrammatic).

  • The relations of the viscera and large vessels of the abdomen.

  • Lymphatic system

  • Cisterna chyli (arrow), adjacent to the azygous vein (curved arrow). Normally not visible on CT; this is a 83 male who had a CT for follow-up of gastrointestinal stromal tumour.

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