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 (or internal jugular chain)
- corresponds to levels II, III and IV
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posterior triangle group (or spinal accessory group)
- corresponds to level V
- transverse cervical chain
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anterior cervical group (corresponds to level VI)
- prelaryngeal chain (includes Delphian node)
- pretracheal chain
- paratracheal chain
- retropharyngeal group
- supraclavicular group
-<li>parotid group: includes periparotid and <a title="intraparotid lymph nodes" href="/articles/intraparotid-lymph-nodes">intraparotid</a><a title="intraparotid lymph nodes" href="/articles/intraparotid-lymph-nodes"> nodes</a>- +<li>parotid group: includes periparotid and <a href="/articles/intraparotid-lymph-nodes">intraparotid</a><a href="/articles/intraparotid-lymph-nodes"> nodes</a>
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