What is epicolic node?: (A) Node draining colon, (B) Adjacent to aoa, (C) Epitracheal node, (D) None
Answer is A. .Lymphatic Drainage of colon * Mucosa contains no lymph channels, so mucosal cancers rarely metastasize. * Nodes are epicolic (located in the colonic wall), paracolic (located along the inner margin), intermediate (located near mesenteric vessels), principal (located near main mesenteric vessles). ref:SRB&;s manual of surgery,ed 3,pg no 818