Supraclavicular lymph nodes

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Supraclavicular lymph nodes
Regional lymph tissue. (Supraclavicular near top, in green.)⋅
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)
Details
SystemLymphatic system
Identifiers
Latinnodi lymphoidei supraclaviculares
FMA14192
Anatomical terminology

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.

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Public domain This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 697 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)