Supraclavicular lymph nodes are lymph nodes found superior to the clavicle
Clavicle
In human anatomy, the clavicle or collar bone is classified as a flat bone that makes up part of the shoulder girdle . It receives its name from the Latin clavicula because the bone rotates along its axis like a key when the shoulder is Abduction .... , palpable in the supraclavicular fossa
Supraclavicular fossa
The Supraclavicular fossa is an indentation immediately above the clavicle.In terminologia anatomica, it is divided into fossa supraclavicularis major and fossa supraclavicularis minor... .
The most notable supraclavicular lymph node is Virchow's node
Virchow's node
In medicine , Virchow's node is an enlarged, hard, left clavicle lymph node which can contain metastasis of visceral malignancy.... .
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Supraclavicular lymph nodes are lymph nodes found superior to the clavicle
Clavicle
In human anatomy, the clavicle or collar bone is classified as a flat bone that makes up part of the shoulder girdle . It receives its name from the Latin clavicula because the bone rotates along its axis like a key when the shoulder is Abduction .... , palpable in the supraclavicular fossa
Supraclavicular fossa
The Supraclavicular fossa is an indentation immediately above the clavicle.In terminologia anatomica, it is divided into fossa supraclavicularis major and fossa supraclavicularis minor... .
The most notable supraclavicular lymph node is Virchow's node
Virchow's node
In medicine , Virchow's node is an enlarged, hard, left clavicle lymph node which can contain metastasis of visceral malignancy.... .
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