Supraclavicular lymph nodes
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| 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 [edit]
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Anterolateral view of head and neck.
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Front view of neck.
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Regional lymph nodes
External links [edit]
- Image at umich.edu - must rollover
- http://www.med.mun.ca/anatomyts/head/hnl3a.htm
- http://www.aafp.org/afp/20021201/2103.html
This article incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy.
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