Paratracheal lymph nodes

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Paratracheal lymph nodes
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Deep Lymph Nodes
  1. Submental
  2. Submandibular (Submaxillary)
Anterior Cervical Lymph Nodes (Deep)
  1. Prelaryngeal
  2. Thyroid
  3. Pretracheal
  4. Paratracheal
Deep Cervical Lymph Nodes
  1. Lateral jugular
  2. Anterior jugular
  3. Jugulodigastric
Inferior Deep Cervical Lymph Nodes
  1. Juguloomohyoid
  2. Supraclavicular (scalene)
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  1. Pulmonary Juxtaesophageal
  2. Bronchopulmonary (Hilar)
  3. Superior Tracheobronchial
  4. Inferior Tracheobronchial
  5. Paratracheal
Details
System Lymphatic system
Drains to Bronchomediastinal lymph trunks
Identifiers
Latin nodi lymphoidei paratracheales
Anatomical terminology

The right and left[ citation needed ]paratracheal lymph nodes (or paratracheal chains[ citation needed ]) are lymph nodes in the neck [1] situated lateral to the trachea and esophagus alongside the recurrent laryngeal nerve. They drain to the deep cervical lymph nodes. [2]

References

  1. ↑ "paratracheal lymph node". TheFreeDictionary.com. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
  2. ↑ Standring, Susan (2020). Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice (42 ed.). p. 594. ISBN   978-0-7020-7707-4. OCLC   1201341621.
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