The anterior cervical nodes are the superficial and deep nodes in the front of the neck between the two carotid sheaths, including the anterior jugular, prelaryngeal, pretracheal, infrahyoid and paratracheal nodes.
| Location | Anterior triangle of the neck, along the anterior jugular veins superficially and around the larynx, trachea and thyroid deeply |
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| Receives lymph from |
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| Lymphatic drainage |
Filter lymph from the front of the neck and its central organs.
Tender enlarged anterior cervical nodes are typical of streptococcal throat infection. Painless, hard or persistent nodes need investigation for thyroid, laryngeal or other head and neck cancers.
Inflamed neck nodes from throat or dental infection.
Spread of head, neck or thyroid cancer to anterior neck nodes.
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