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Groin Dissection

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The inguinal nodes provide drainage of the lymphatic flow from the ipsilateral lower extremity, the lower abdominal wall, the perineum, the genitalia, and the buttock. A superficial groin dissection refers to the removal of the inguinal nodes from just above the inguinal ligament to the apex of the femoral triangle. A radical (ilioinguinal) dissection involves the removal, preferably in continuity, of the iliac and obturator nodes in addition to the inguinal nodes.

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  1. State University of New York at Buffalo Kaleida Health, Buffalo, NY, USA

    Constantine P. Karakousis MD, PhD, FACS (Professor of Surgery)

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Karakousis, C.P. (2015). Groin Dissection. In: Atlas of Operative Procedures in Surgical Oncology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-1634-4_40

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