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Lymphatic Drainage of the Head and Neck Aatif Ansari, NFDC - 6

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Page 1: Lymphatic Drainage of the Head and Neck - Aatif

Lymphatic Drainage of the Head and Neck

Aatif Ansari, NFDC - 6

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Regional: 1. Occipital Nodes2. Retroauricular Nodes (Mastoid)3. Preauricular Nodes (Parotid)4. Buccal Nodes (Facial)5. Submandibular Nodes6. Submental Nodes7. Anterior Cervical Nodes8. Superficial Cervical Nodes9. Retropharyngeal Nodes10. Laryngeal Nodes11. Tracheal Nodes

Terminal:Deep Cervical Nodes Jugular

Lymph Trunk Thoracic Duct or Subclavian Lymph Trunk

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Lymphatic Drainage

Of The Tongue

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Clinical Notes

Examination of the deep cervical lymph nodes

• Patient should be seated

• Inspect

• Palpate: compare, assess, mobilty, consistency

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Clinical Notes

Cervical Metastasis – Block dissection• Internal Jugular Vein, Fascia and lymph nodes and

the submandibular salivary glands removed

• Carotid artery and vagus nerves are carefully preserved

• Bilateral spread 3-4 weeks