Paratracheal lymph nodes

The right and left paratracheal lymph nodes (or paratracheal chains) 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]

Paratracheal lymph nodes
Deep Lymph Nodes
  1. Submental
  2. Submandibular (Submaxillary)
Anterior Cervical Lymph Nodes (Deep)
  1. Prelaryngeal
  2. Thyroid
  3. Pretracheal
  4. Paratracheal
Deep Cervical Lymph Nodes
  1. Lateral jugular
  2. Anterior jugular
  3. Jugulodigastric
Inferior Deep Cervical Lymph Nodes
  1. Juguloomohyoid
  2. Supraclavicular (scalene)
  1. Pulmonary Juxtaesophageal
  2. Bronchopulmonary (Hilar)
  3. Superior Tracheobronchial
  4. Inferior Tracheobronchial
  5. Paratracheal
Details
SystemLymphatic system
Drains tobronchomediastinal lymph trunks
Identifiers
Latinnodi lymphoidei paratracheales
Anatomical terminology

References
  1. "paratracheal lymph node". TheFreeDictionary.com. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
  2. Standring, Susan (2020). Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice (42 ed.). p. 594. ISBN 978-0-7020-7707-4. OCLC 1201341621.
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