Paratracheal lymph nodes

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Paratracheal lymph nodes
Deep Lymph Nodes Submental Submandibular (Submaxillary) Anterior Cervical Lymph Nodes (Deep) Prelaryngeal Thyroid Pretracheal Paratracheal Deep Cervical Lymph Nodes Lateral jugular Anterior jugular Jugulodigastric Inferior Deep Cervical Lymph Nodes Juguloomohyoid Supraclavicular (scalene)
Pulmonary Juxtaesophageal Bronchopulmonary (Hilar) Superior Tracheobronchial Inferior Tracheobronchial Paratracheal
Details
System	Lymphatic system
Drains to	Bronchomediastinal lymph trunks
Identifiers
Latin	nodi lymphoidei paratracheales
Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

The right and left^{[citation needed]} paratracheal lymph nodes (or paratracheal chains^{[citation needed]}) are lymph nodes in the neck^[1] situated lateral to the trachea and esophagus alongside the recurrent laryngeal nerve. They drain to the deep cervical lymph nodes.^[2]

References

Head and neck

Head

Back	Occipital Mastoid/retroauricular Parotid Superficial Deep preauricular infra-auricular intraglandular
Front	Facial buccinator nasolabial Mandibular Submandibular Submental

Superficial	anterior lateral
Deep	Deep anterior cervical pretracheal paratracheal prelaryngeal thyroid Deep lateral cervical superior deep cervical inferior deep cervical retropharyngeal jugulodigastric jugulo-omohyoid
Other	Anterior cervical Lateral cervical Supraclavicular

Vessels

Arm and axilla

Nodes	Axillary Brachial Pectoral Subscapular Central Apical Arm Supratrochlear Deltopectoral
Vessels	Subclavian lymph trunk

Chest

Nodes	Parasternal Intercostal Superior diaphragmatic Trachea and bronchi superior inferior bronchopulmonary paratracheal intrapulmonary
Vessels	Thoracic duct Right lymphatic duct Bronchomediastinal lymph trunk

Abdomen

Nodes

Vessels

Leg

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