Aug 25, 2024 · Historically, the lymph nodes in the neck have been anatomically divided into at least six neck lymph node levels for head and neck cancer staging and therapy-planning purposes.

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The lymph nodes in the neck are usually divided into six levels for the purpose of head and neck cancer staging and therapy planning. For further details on the boundaries, please read the reference article: …

Dec 4, 2025 · There are five axillary lymph node groups, namely the lateral (humeral), anterior (pectoral), posterior (subscapular), central and apical nodes. The apical nodes are the final common …

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Nov 1, 2024 · In general, a lymph node comprises a predominantly cellular peripheral cortex in which lie the spherical lymphoid follicles (or nodules). The follicle consists of a ball of lymphocytes, with an …

Jul 29, 2025 · Cervical lymph node metastases refer to regional nodal involvement by cancer in the head and neck, most commonly due to squamous cell carcinoma originating from the aerodigestive tract or …

Aug 19, 2023 · The cervical lymph node groups covers all the lymph nodes in the head and neck region. These named groups overlap with the cervical lymph node levels, which are numbered.

Aug 23, 2025 · Cervical nodal staging categorizes metastatic lymph nodes according to location, multiplicity, size measured in greatest dimension, and presence of extranodal extension (ENE).

CT atlas of thoracic lymph node stations as defined by IASLC, with ambiguous regions designated as per El-Sherief et al. 2014 1.