Lateral cervical lymph nodes

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Lymph: Lateral cervical lymph nodes
Deep Lymph Nodes 1. Submental 2. Submandibular (Submaxillary) Anterior Cervical Lymph Nodes (Deep) 3. Prelaryngeal 4. Thyroid 5. Pretracheal 6. Paratracheal Deep Cervical Lymph Nodes 7. Lateral jugular 8. Anterior jugular 9. Jugulodigastric Inferior Deep Cervical Lymph Nodes 10. Juguloomohyoid 11. Supraclavicular (scalene)

The lateral cervical lymph nodes are a group of lymph nodes found in the lateral side of the neck.

Terminologia Anatomica divides them into:

• Superficial lateral cervical lymph nodes
• Deep lateral cervical lymph nodes

Another source divides this group into "internal jugular", "spinal accessory", and "transverse cervical".^[1]

[edit] References

1. ^ Henderson, Jenifer L.; Larrabee, Wayne F.; Makielski, Kathleen H. (2003). Surgical anatomy of the face / Wayne F. Larrabee Jr., Kathleen H. Makielski, Jenifer L. Henderson; illustrated by Kathleen H. Makielski. Hagerstwon, MD: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 109. ISBN 0-7817-4150-5. 

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