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Cervical lymph nodes are lymph nodes found in the neck.

e are approximately 300 lymph nodes in the neck, and they can be classified in many different ways.

Henri Rouvière
Henri Rouvière

Henri Rouvi?re was a professor of anatomy who was born in Le Bleymard, France.Rouvi?re is remembered for his 1938 publication of Anatomy of the Human Lymphatic System, which was an exhaustive study involving the delineation and classification of human lymph nodes and their associated drainage regions....
 produced an influential classification in 1938. However, this system was based upon anatomical landmarks found in dissection, making it imperfectly suited to the needs of clinicians, which led to new terminology for the lymph nodes that could be palpated.

More recently, classification systems have been proposed organized around what can be observed via diagnostic imaging.

Commonly used systems have been devised by the American Academy of Otolaryngology
American Academy of Otolaryngology

The American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, originally started in the 1924, is the world's largest organization of over 13,000 specialist related to the area of Otolaryngology....
 and the American Joint Committee on Cancer
American Joint Committee on Cancer

The American Joint Committee on Cancer is an organization best known for defining and popularizing cancer staging standards, officially the AJCC staging system....
.

One system divides the nodes as follows:






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Cervical lymph nodes are lymph nodes found in the neck.

Classification

There are approximately 300 lymph nodes in the neck, and they can be classified in many different ways.

Henri Rouvière
Henri Rouvière

Henri Rouvi?re was a professor of anatomy who was born in Le Bleymard, France.Rouvi?re is remembered for his 1938 publication of Anatomy of the Human Lymphatic System, which was an exhaustive study involving the delineation and classification of human lymph nodes and their associated drainage regions....
 produced an influential classification in 1938. However, this system was based upon anatomical landmarks found in dissection, making it imperfectly suited to the needs of clinicians, which led to new terminology for the lymph nodes that could be palpated.

More recently, classification systems have been proposed organized around what can be observed via diagnostic imaging.

Commonly used systems have been devised by the American Academy of Otolaryngology
American Academy of Otolaryngology

The American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, originally started in the 1924, is the world's largest organization of over 13,000 specialist related to the area of Otolaryngology....
 and the American Joint Committee on Cancer
American Joint Committee on Cancer

The American Joint Committee on Cancer is an organization best known for defining and popularizing cancer staging standards, officially the AJCC staging system....
.

One system divides the nodes as follows:
  • Level I: Submental
    Submental lymph nodes

    The submental lymph nodes are situated between the anterior bellies of the Digastrici.Their afferents drain the central portions of the lower lip and floor of the mouth and the apex of the tongue....
     and submandibular nodes
    • Level Ia: Submental triangle
    • Level Ib: Submandibular triangle
  • Level II: Upper jugular nodes
  • Level III: Middle jugular nodes
  • Level IV: Lower jugular nodes
  • Level V: Posterior triangle group
  • Level VI: Anterior compartment
    Anterior compartment

    Anterior compartment can refer to:* Anterior compartment of the forearm* Anterior compartment of leg* Anterior compartment of thigh...
     group


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