Pretracheal lymph nodes
Appearance
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Pretracheal lymph nodes | |
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Details | |
System | Lymphatic system |
Identifiers | |
Latin | nodi lymphoidei praetracheales |
Anatomical terminology |
The pretracheal lymph nodes are lymph nodes located anterior to the trachea in the neck.
Structure
[edit]The pretracheal lymph nodes lie anterior to the trachea.[1] They follow the anterior jugular veins either side of the midline.[1] They drain into the deep cervical lymph nodes on the right and the thoracic duct on the left.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Rhys, Rhian (2011-01-01), Allan, Paul L.; Baxter, Grant M.; Weston, Michael J. (eds.), "CHAPTER 46 - Cervical lymph nodes", Clinical Ultrasound (Third Edition), Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, pp. 920–937, ISBN 978-0-7020-3131-1, retrieved 2021-01-12