The superficial inguinal lymph nodes are located deep under Camper’s fascia, one of the abdominal wall’s thick layers of connective tissue, and drain into the deep inguinal lymph nodes.

To drain the lower half of the body, start at the groin, where the inguinal nodes are. Press three times. Then, using a closed fist, "slide your hands from the knee up 8 times." ...

The lymph nodes swell as a reaction to an infection or, sometimes, due to an immune system disorder. Learn about some causes of swollen lymph nodes in the groin here.

In rare cases, swollen lymph nodes in the groin could be due to cancer. Cancer in the back, pelvis, and lower extremities can spread to the inguinal lymph nodes. Some of these types of cancer include: ...

Background: Radical inguinal lymph node dissection (rILND) is the standard procedure for malignant melanoma (MM) patients with clinically positive inguinal lymph nodes (ILNs), but its precise ...

A 49-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital with post-coital bleeding, right groin pain, fever, chills, and a palpable vaginal mass. The case report by medical student Todd R. Anderson from ...

Synchronous supraclavicular vascularized lymph node transfer and liposuction for gynecological cancer-related lower extremity lymphedema: A clinical comparative analysis of three different ...

In contrast with the groin, drain management in the axilla after breast cancer treatment has been extensively studied; most surgeons remove the drain when the drainage volume is <20–50 ml in the ...