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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indographics 2022; 01(02): 208-214
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1759846
Review Article

Imaging of Cervical Lymph Nodes

Keerthana KM
1   Department of Radiodiagnosis, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India
,
Jyoti Kumar
1   Department of Radiodiagnosis, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India
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Abstract

The occurrence of cervical lymph node metastases is the single most important prognostic factor for head and neck malignancy. It directly influences the staging of tumors, selection of treatment plan, and patient prognosis. Various head and neck cancers have the propensity to spread to different nodal stations in the neck. CT/MRI is routinely used to evaluate the patient of head and neck malignancy. Knowledge of various cervical nodal levels, as well as the preferential drainage pattern of various sites of head and neck malignancies, can aid in accurate imaging interpretation.

Keywords

cervical lymph nodes - drainage pathways - nodal levels - nodal metastases - skip metastases


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Artikel online veröffentlicht:
19. September 2023

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