Ref: Lymph Nodes
1 2 3
4 5
6 7 8
9 10
- Submental
- Submandibular
- Upper deep cervical
- Lower
deep cervical
- Preauricular
- Postauricular
- Occipital
- Posterior triangle
- Supraclavicular
- Infraclavicular
- Paratracheal
- Trochlear
- Axillary
- Para-aortic
- Superficial inguinal
- Deep inguinal
- Popliteal
- Drains:
• Lower 2 incisors
• Tip of tongue
• Center of lower lip
• Center of mandible
- Drains:
• Submental glands
• Ant. 2/3 of tongue, except tip
• Remainder of lower lip not drained by submental
• Dentition
- Location: top and bottom of SCM.
- Upper and lower groups.
- Both drains:
• Ant. neck inf. to hyoid.
• Tongue
• Dentition
• Paratracheal nodes
- Superior drains:
• Upper hard palate
- Lower is closely associated with brachial plexus.
- Drains:
• Ant. of meatus
• 2 finger widths ant. of ear
- Drains:
• Pinna
• Nearby scalp
- Dx is Virchow's node, usually L one:
• Classically, stomach CA
• GI CA
• Pelvic CA
• Other CAs
- Location: inferior to clavicle, in groove between pec major and deltoid.
- Location: lateral to trachea
- Drains:
• Neck deep tissues
- Closely associated with recurrent laryngeal
- Location: proximal and anterior to medial epicondyle.
- Drains:
• Part of upper limb?
- Apical group drains all other axillary groups.
- Location: around abdominal aorta.
- Superior, horizontal, inferior groups.
- Location: slightly inferior to inguinal ligament.
- Drains:
• External genitalia
• Anus
• Gluteal area
• Abdominal wall below umbilicus
• Superficial lower limb except posterior calf
- Dx: inflammation or abcess of drained area.
- Location: deep
- Drains:
• Popliteal nodes
• Glans penis or clitoris
- Location: deep in popliteal fossa.
- Dx: lateral heel lesions.