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{{Infobox lymph
| Name = Retroaortic lymph nodes
| Latin = nodi lymphoidei retroaortici
| Image = Illu lymph chain07.jpg
| Caption = Left Lumbar Lymph Nodes (Paraaortic Lymph Nodes)
1. Lateral aortic
2. Preaortic
3. Postaortic
4. Intermediate Lumbar
Right Lumbar Lymph Nodes (Paracaval Lymph Nodes)
5. Lateral caval
6. Precaval
7. Postcaval
| Image2 = Gray611.png
| Caption2 = The parietal lymph glands of the pelvis.
| Width = 234
| DrainsFrom =
| Source = lateral aortic lymph nodes, preaortic glands
| DrainsTo = cisterna chyli
}}The retroaortic lymph nodes (or postaortic lymph nodes) are placed below the cisterna chyli, on the bodies of the third and fourth lumbar vertebrae. They receive lymphatic trunks from the lateral and preaortic glands, while their efferents end in the cisterna chyli. References{{Gray's}}External links- {{DartmouthHumanAnatomy|figures/chapter_30/30-3.HTM}}
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