Common iliac lymph nodes

The common iliac lymph nodes, four to six in number, are grouped behind and on the sides of the common iliac artery, one or two being placed below the bifurcation of the aorta, in front of the fifth lumbar vertebra.

Common iliac lymph nodes
Common Iliac Lymph Nodes Medial common iliac Intermediate common iliac Lateral common iliac Subaortic common iliac Common iliac nodes of promontory External Iliac Lymph Nodes Medial external iliac Intermediate external iliac Lateral external iliac Medial lacunar (femoral) Intermediate lacunar (femoral) Lateral lacunar (femoral) Interiliac external iliac Obturator (external iliac obturatory)
Regional lymph tissue
Details
System	Lymphatic system
Source	Internal iliac lymph nodes, external iliac lymph nodes
Drains to	Lateral aortic lymph nodes
Identifiers
Latin	nodi lymphoidei iliaci communes
FMA	12806
Anatomical terminology

They drain chiefly the hypogastric and external iliac glands, and their efferents pass to the lateral aortic glands.

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 704 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)