in the posterior mediastinum. Seen from behind. Front photo of the ductus thoracicus in the human mediastinum with the heart and part of the pericard removed...

lymphatic drainage from the abdominal organs goes via the thoracic duct (ductus thoracicus), which drains majority of the lymph from the abdomen to the above...

Anatomie der Lymphgefässinsuffizienz : Untersuchungen am System d. Ductus thoracicus / Karl-Wolfgang Zschiesche. J. A. Barth. "Günter Pasternak * 05.10...