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Deep lateral cervical group
• Deep cervical chain
:
along the internal jugular vein, often within
the facial layers of the carotid sheath.
- Jugulodigastric node = “sentinel”
- Virchow’s node =“signal”
• High, middle and low deep
cervical chain:
above, between and below the hyoid bone
and cricoid cartilage
• Drainage:
parotid, retropharyngeal and submental-
submandibular groups > the deep cervical
chain > the
subclavian
or
internal jugular
vein