Cervical lymph node groups
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Cervical lymph node groups describe the anatomic position of the nodes. It differs from cervical lymph node levels, covering all lymph nodes not just those relevant to head and neck surgery.
Gross anatomy
Groups described in the literature include but are not limited to:
- facial group
- parotid group: includes periparotid and intraparotid nodes
- pre-auricular group
- mastoid group
- occipital group
- submental nodes
- corresponds to level Ia
- submandibular nodes
- corresponds to level Ib
- deep cervical chain group
(a.k.a.(or internal jugular chain)- corresponds to levels II, III and IV
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posterior triangle group
(a.k.a.(or spinal accessory group)- corresponds to level V
- transverse cervical chain
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anterior cervical group (corresponds to level VI)
- prelaryngeal chain
- pretracheal chain (includes Delphian node)
- paratracheal chain
- retropharyngeal group
- supraclavicular group
-<p><strong>Cervical lymph node groups</strong> describe the anatomic position of the nodes. It differs from <a title="Cervical lymph node levels" href="/articles/lymph-node-levels-of-the-neck">cervical lymph node levels</a>, covering all lymph nodes not just those relevant to head and neck surgery. </p><h4>Gross anatomy</h4><p>Groups described in the literature include but are not limited to: </p><ul>- +<p><strong>Cervical lymph node groups</strong> describe the anatomic position of the nodes. It differs from <a href="/articles/lymph-node-levels-of-the-neck">cervical lymph node levels</a>, covering all lymph nodes not just those relevant to head and neck surgery. </p><h4>Gross anatomy</h4><p>Groups described in the literature include but are not limited to: </p><ul>
-<li>deep cervical chain group (a.k.a. internal jugular chain)<ul><li>corresponds to levels II, III and IV</li></ul>- +<li>deep cervical chain group (or internal jugular chain)<ul><li>corresponds to levels II, III and IV</li></ul>
-<li>posterior triangle group (a.k.a. spinal accessory group)<ul><li>corresponds to level V</li></ul>- +<li>
- +<a title="posterior triangle group" href="/articles/posterior-triangle-group">posterior triangle group</a> (or spinal accessory group)<ul><li>corresponds to level V</li></ul>
-<li>transverse cervical chain</li>-<li>anterior cervical group (corresponds to level VI)<ul>- +<li><a title="transverse cervical chain" href="/articles/transverse-cervical-chain">transverse cervical chain</a></li>
- +<li>
- +<a title="anterior cervical group" href="/articles/anterior-cervical-group">anterior cervical group</a> (corresponds to level VI)<ul>
-<li>pretracheal chain (includes <a title="Delphian node" href="/articles/delphian-node">Delphian node</a>)</li>- +<li>pretracheal chain (includes <a href="/articles/delphian-node">Delphian node</a>)</li>
-<li><a title="retropharyngeal lymph nodes" href="/articles/retropharyngeal-lymph-nodes">retropharyngeal group</a></li>-<li><a title="Supraclavicular lymph node" href="/articles/supraclavicular-lymph-nodes">supraclavicular group</a></li>- +<li><a href="/articles/retropharyngeal-lymph-nodes">retropharyngeal group</a></li>
- +<li><a href="/articles/supraclavicular-lymph-nodes">supraclavicular group</a></li>