The pretracheal nodes lie in front of the trachea below the thyroid isthmus. With the prelaryngeal and paratracheal nodes they form the central compartment (level VI) of the neck.
| Location | Anterior surface of the cervical trachea, below the thyroid isthmus |
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| Receives lymph from |
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| Lymphatic drainage |
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Filter lymph from the thyroid and lower airway.
They are a common first site of spread from papillary thyroid cancer and are removed in a central neck dissection. Enlargement may also be seen in sarcoidosis and lymphoma.
Spread of papillary thyroid cancer to central neck nodes.
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