Distribution of splenic artery lymph nodes and splenic hilar lymph nodes

Table 1 Characteristics of cadavers

Case No.	1	2	3	4	5	6
Age (yr)	75	81	79	96	99	85
Sex	Male	Male	Male	Female	Female	Female
Weight (kg)	38	59	40	41	30	42
Cause of death	Bronchial pneumonia	DIC	Pneumonia	Senility	Senility	Liver failure
Patient history	Lung cancer	Miliary tuberculosis,post-CABG surgery	NA	Breast cancer, Melanoma	NA	Liver cancer, hepatic cirrhosis

DIC: Disseminated intravascular coagulation; CABG: Coronary artery bypass graft; LN: Lymph node; NA: Not available.