Some variations in lymphatic drainage of selected bronchopulmonary segments in human lungs

A total of 135 images of lymphatic vessels (63 in the left lungs and 72 in the right lung) running on the mediastinal or interlobar surface of the lung were evaluated. In all, 12 out of 135 vessels (8.9%) were observed to cross the border of the segment (6/12 vessels) or the border of the lobe (6/12 vessels). We found 10/135 vessels (7.4%) running to the lymph nodes of another lymphatic region.