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Lymphatic Drainage Of Head and Neck
? Lymph nodes acts as a barrier against disease.
? They are soft non palpable structure
? Draining infected , inflamed or area involved in
carcinomatous changes will cause the nodes to
become swollen , hard , painful and palpable
? They prevent disease from reaching major
lymphatic channels
? Position of nodes denotes general location of
infection
Lymphatic Drainage Of Head and Neck
Lymph nodes in the head and neck are
arranged in
A. Two horizontal rings and
B. Two vertical chains on either side of the
neck.
Lymphatic Drainage Of Head and Neck
A. Two horizontal rings
a) Outer superficial ring (pericervical ring.)
at junction of head and neck consists of
?
Occipital
?
Retro-auricular
?
preauricular (parotid)
?
submandibular
?
submental nodes
S. No
Nodes
Location
1
Occipital (2-4)
Superior nuchal line between
sternocleidomastoid and
trapezius
2
Mastoid (1-3),or
Superficial to
Retroauricular
sternocleidomastoid
insertion
3
Preauricular (2-3)parotid
Anterior to ear over parotid
fascia
S.NO
Nodes
Location
4
Parotid (up to 10 or
About parotid gland
more)
and under parotid
fascia
Deep to parotid
gland
5
Submental (2-3)
Submental triangle
6
Submandibular
Submandibular
(3-6)
triangle adjacent
to submandibular
gland
Few Outlying Nodes
Facial
Superficial(up to 12) Distributed along
Skin and mucous
Submandibular
Maxillary
course of facial
membranes of
nodes
Buccal
artery and vein
eyelids, nose, cheek
Mandibular
Deep
Distributed along
Temporal and
Superior deep
course of maxillary
infratemporal fossa cervical lymph
artery lateral to
Nasal pharynx
nodes
lateral pterygoid
muscle
Lymphatic Drainage Of Head and Neck
A. Two horizontal rings
b) Inner deep ring is formed by clumps of
mucosa associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) located
primarily in the naso- and oro-pharynx (Waldeyer's
ring).
Waldeyer's tonsil ar ring, consist of
a) Unpaired pharyngeal tonsil in the roof of the pharynx,
b) Paired palatine tonsils and
c) Lingual tonsils scat ered in the root of the tongue.
Superficial and deep vertical Chains of cervical
nodes
a) Superficial Vertical Chain
I. Along external Jugular vein-called
superficial cervical LN
I . Along anterior Jugular vein- called
anterior cervical LN
Superficial Vertical Chain
i. Along external
Jugular vein-called
superficial cervical
LN
i . Along anterior
Jugular vein- called
anterior cervical LN
Deep vertical chain
consists of superior and
inferior groups of deep
cervical nodes related
to the carotid sheath
Deep cervical glands
Numerous and of large size:
Form a chain along the carotid sheath, lying by
the side of the pharynx, esophagus, and trachea,
and extending from the base of the skull to the root
of the neck.
Deep cervical glands
They are usually described in two groups:
(1) Superior deep cervical glands lying under the
Sternocleidomastoid in close relation with the internal
jugular vein, some of the glands lying in front of and others
behind the vessel;
Jugulodigastric LN- Part of superior deep cervical group
of LN at Junction of internal jugular vein and posterior
digastric muscle
Deep cervical glands
They are usually described in two groups:
(2) Inferior deep cervical glands may extend beyond the
posterior margin of the Sternocleidomastoideus into the
supraclavicular triangle, where they are closely related to
the brachial plexus and subclavian vein.
Jugulo-omohyoid - Above junction of internal jugular vein
and omohyoid muscle
Few outlying LN
Accessory (2-6)
Along accessory
Occipital nodes
Transverse cervical
nerve in posterior
Mastoid nodes
nodes
triangle
Lateral neck and
shoulder
Transverse cervical Along transverse
Accessory nodes
Jugular trunk or
(1-10)
cervical blood
Apical axillary nodes directly into thoracic
vessels at level of
Lateral neck
duct or right
clavicle
Anterior thoracic
lymphatic duct or
wall
independently into
junction of internal
jugular vein and
subclavian vein
All lymph vessels of the head and neck drain
into the inferior deep cervical nodes, either
directly from the tissues or indirectly via
nodes in outlying groups.
Paravisceral deep nodes-
? Retropharyngeal(lie in the buccopharyngeal
fascia, behind the upper part of the pharynx )
? Infrahyoid (Ant. to thyrohyoid membrane )
? Prelaryngeal( On conus elasticus and cricovocal
membrane)
? Pretracheal(Ant to trachea)
? Paratracheal(Along RLN)
? Subclavian(Subclavian triangle)
Deep vertical chain receive in addition to direct
area of drainage
- All efferent from pericervical ring
- Efferents from superficial cervical nodes
- Efferents from other paravisceral deep nodes-retropharyngeal,
infrahyoid,prelaryngeal,pretracheal,paratracheal,subclavian
Final drainage of lymph
All lymph from head and neck finally drain to ipsilateral
lower deep cervical LN- Terminal group
Efferent- Jugular lymph trunk- terminate at or near
jugulosubclavian venous junction
On left side usually joins the thoracic duct
on the right side either joins the right lymphatic duct or
empties independently at the junction of the IJV and
subclavian vein
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