Presentation
Palpable nodule in the left cervical region, in the neck level IIa.
Patient Data
Oval lesion visible posteriorly to the left parotid gland, solid, well delimited, markedly hypoechoic, presenting central hilum, wider than tall, with dimensions of approximately 3.48 x 2.40 x 1.37 cm. Color Doppler shows that the lymph node has central and radiated vascularization.
Case Discussion
Jugulodigastric lymph nodes are levels II cervical lymph nodes, commonly encountered in routine neck sonography, in subjects with normal neck ultrasound findings. Usually they are elliptical / round, have an echogenic hilus and are relatively prominent in the upper jugular chains.
Contributed by Dr. Guilherme Pioli Resende M.D., Dr. Rebecca Carolina Silva Lins M.D. and Dr. Arthur Ataide Lopes M.D.
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