The document discusses the lymph drainage of the head and neck region. It identifies two groups of superficial lymph nodes - a circular group including the buccal, parotid, mastoid, occipital, submental, and submandibular nodes, and a vertical group including the anterior and superficial cervical nodes. It also notes a deep lymph node group, including the median retropharyngeal, infrahyoid, prelaryngeal, pretracheal, and paratracheal nodes, as well as the upper and lower deep cervical nodes along the internal jugular vein. The document is authored by Dr. Sherif Fahmy and focuses on mapping the lymph node drainage pathways in the head and neck area
8. Deep Lymph nodes
1- Median group:
-Retropharyngeal, infrahyoid,
prelaryngeal, pretracheal and
paratracheal.
2- At side of neck along I.J.V.:
- Upper & lower deep cervical nodes.
Dr.Sherif Fahmy
