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Retropharyngeal group
• Retropharyngeal nodes
:
in the retropharyngeal space at the naso- and oropharyngeal levels
-
medial near the midline
- lateral (Rouviere’s nodes) lateral to the longus colli and capitus
muscles and medial to the internal carotid artery
• Drainage:
the nasopharynx and oropharynx >
the
high deep cervical chain