Pretracheal lymph nodes

Pretracheal lymph nodes
5. Pretracheal
Details
Latin	Nodi lymphoidei praetracheales
Dorlands /Elsevier	n_09/12577054
Anatomical terminology

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

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

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 Virchow's

Vessels

Jugular trunk

Arm and axilla

Nodes	Axillary Brachial Pectoral Subscapular Central Apical Arm Supratrochlear Deltopectoral

Vessels	Subclavian trunk

Chest

Nodes	Parasternal Intercostal Superior diaphragmatic Trachea and bronchi superior inferior bronchopulmonary paratracheal intrapulmonary

Vessels	Thoracic duct Right lymphatic duct Bronchomediastinal lymph trunk

Abdomen

Nodes

lumbar and paraaortic	Retroaortic Lateral aortic

Preaortic	Celiac gastric hepatic splenic Superior mesenteric mesenteric ileocolic mesocolic Inferior mesenteric pararectal

Other	Iliac Common external internal Sacral Retroperitoneal lymph nodes

Vessels

Leg

Inguinal
- deep
  - Cloquet's node
- superficial
Popliteal

Index of the lymphatic system

Description	Anatomy organs vessels Physiology Development

Disease	Vessels Organs congenital neoplasms and cancer

Treatment	Procedures