Diagnostic Ultrasound - Abdomen and Pelvis

Abdominal Lymph Nodes
Anatomy: Abdomen
NONENLARGED NODES AND PATHOLOGIC NODES
Distal common bile duct
Pancreatic tail
Small interaortocaval node
Splenic vein
Left renal vein
Liver
Stomach
Pancreas
Portal vein
Peripancreatic lymph node
Lymphomatous nodes
Superior mesenteric artery
Aorta
(Top) Transverse ultrasound at the level of the pancreas and splenic vein shows a small interaortocaval node. (Middle) Transverse
ultrasound of the epigastric region shows an enlarged hypoechoic peripancreatic lymph node anterior to the portal vein in a patient
with hepatitis C. Normal-sized lymph nodes are rarely seen in adult abdominal ultrasound. (Bottom) Transverse ultrasound of the upper
midline abdomen in a patient with lymphoma shows multiple abnormal enlarged hypoechoic lymph nodes around the superior
mesenteric artery.
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