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Jugulodigastric lymph nodes

Last revised by Calum Worsley ◉ on 8 Oct 2023

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Citation:

Debowski M, Worsley C, Weerakkody Y, et al. Jugulodigastric lymph nodes. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 06 Dec 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-65455

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-65455

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/65455

rID:

65455

Article created:

9 Jan 2019, Maciej Debowski

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Maciej Debowski had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

8 Oct 2023, Calum Worsley ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Calum Worsley had no financial relationships to ineligible companies to disclose.

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Revisions:

6 times, by 5 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Head & Neck, Oncology

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Anatomy

Synonyms:

Subdigastric lymph nodes

The jugulodigastric lymph nodes, also known as subdigastric lymph nodes, are deep cervical nodes located below the posterior belly of the digastric muscle and anterior to the internal jugular vein.

They are located in neck node level IIa and receive lymphatic drainage from the tonsils, pharynx, oral cavity and face.

The jugulodigastric lymph nodes are typically the largest of all the cervical lymph nodes, commonly measuring over 15 mm in short axis diameter in young patients. A study of patients without a known cancer diagnosis found the mean diameter of the largest jugulodigastric node to be 14 mm ¹.

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