Pretracheal lymph nodes

Pretracheal lymph nodes
5. Pretracheal
Details
System	Lymphatic system
Identifiers
Latin	nodi lymphoidei praetracheales
Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

The pretracheal lymph nodes are lymph nodes located anterior to the trachea in the neck.

Structure

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

^ ^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

External links

http://www.emedicine.com/ent/topic306.htm#section~anatomy_of_the_cervical_lymphatics

Anatomy of the lymphatic system

Head and neck

Head

Back	Occipital Mastoid/retroauricular Parotid Superficial Deep preauricular infra-auricular intraglandular
Front	Facial buccinator nasolabial Mandibular Submandibular Submental

Cervical

Superficial	anterior lateral
Deep	Deep anterior cervical pretracheal paratracheal prelaryngeal thyroid Deep lateral cervical superior deep cervical inferior deep cervical retropharyngeal jugulodigastric jugulo-omohyoid
Other	Anterior cervical Lateral cervical Supraclavicular

Vessels

Jugular trunk

Arm and axilla

Nodes	Axillary Brachial Pectoral Subscapular Central Apical Arm Supratrochlear Deltopectoral
Vessels	Subclavian lymph trunk

Chest

Nodes	Parasternal Intercostal Superior diaphragmatic Trachea and bronchi superior inferior bronchopulmonary paratracheal intrapulmonary
Vessels	Thoracic duct Right lymphatic duct Bronchomediastinal lymph trunk