| Lymph: Supraclavicular lymph nodes | |
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| Regional lymph tissue. (Supraclavicular near top, in green.)⋅ | |
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| 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) |
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| Latin | nodi lymphoidei supraclaviculares |
| Gray's | subject #177 697 |
Supraclavicular lymph nodes are lymph nodes found superior to the clavicle, palpable in the supraclavicular fossa.
The most notable supraclavicular lymph node is Virchow's node.
Additional images
 Anterolateral view of head and neck. |
 Front view of neck. |
 Regional lymph nodes |
External links
- Image at umich.edu - must rollover
- http://www.med.mun.ca/anatomyts/head/hnl3a.htm
- Diagram at Baylor College of Medicine
- http://www.aafp.org/afp/20021201/2103.html
This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained herein may be outdated.
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