Lymph node regions | Subgroups | Anatomic site | Influx | Efflux | Figure |
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LN parotidei profundi | LN preauriculares | ventral of the auricle | external auditory canal | (partially over the LN parotidei superficiales) | 2 |
 | LN intraparotidei | medial of the parotid gland | tympanic cavity |  |  |
 | LN infraparotidei | dorsocaudal of the parotid gland | parotid gland | to the LN ventrales jugulares superiores |  |
 |  |  | skin of the root of the nose, the cheek, the lateral part of the eyelid and conjunctiva |  |  |
LN parotidei superficiales | Â | on the fascia parotidea | skin of the anterior part of the ear, the forehead, the temple, the lateral part of the eyelid and conjunctiva | LN ventrales jugulares superiores | 2 |
LN retroauriculares ( = LN mastoidei) | Â | lateral of the mastoid process | skin of the posterior part of the ear, the region around the mastoid process, parietal part of the scalp and from the cellulae mastoideae. | LN ventrales jugulares superiores | 4 |
LN occipitales | Â | at the linea nuchae superior | skin at the occipital scalp | LN dorsal jugulares superiores | 4 |
 |  |  |  | LN cervicales laterales superficiales |  |
LN submentales | Â | ventral between the two venter of the musculus digastricus | tip of tongue | LN submandibulares | 3 |
 |  |  | floor of the mouth | LN ventrales jugulares superiores |  |
 |  |  | laterals of the two front teeth of the mandible |  |  |
 |  |  | skin of the lower lip and chin |  |  |
LN submandibulares | Â | adjacent to the submandibular gland | anterior part of the nasal cavity | LN ventrales jugulares superiores | 3 |
 |  |  | skin/mucosa of the lips/cheek, palate, teeth, gingiva, lateral tongue and floor of the mouth |  |  |
 |  |  | skin from the forehead, nose and the medial part of the eyelid and the conjunctiva over inconstant LN faciales (LN buccales) |  |  |
LN facials (inconstant) | Â | arranged around the V. angularis | skin from the forehead, nose and the medial part of the eyelid and the conjunctiva | LN submandibulares | 3 |
LN dorsales jugulares superiores | Â | medial of the musculus sternocleidomastoideus and dorsal of the jugular vein | LN occipitales | LN ventrales jugulares superiores | 4 |
LN cervicales laterales superficiales | Â | along the external jugular vein, lateral of the musculus sternocleidomastoideus | lower part of the parotid gland | LN jugulares mediales | 4 |
 |  |  | skin of the caudal part of the ear, the nape and lateral neck |  |  |
LN retropharyngeales | Â | in the space bounded anteriorly by the pharyngeal constrictors and posteriorly by the prevertebral Fascia, cranially by the base of the skull and caudally to the os hyoideum ** | nasopharynx | from cranial to caudal up to the level of the os hyoideum or to the lateral side into the LN ventrales jugulares superiores | 5 |
 |  |  | dorsal part of the oropharynx |  |  |
 |  |  | soft palate |  |  |
 |  |  | eustachian tube |  |  |
 |  |  | tympanic cavity |  |  |
 |  |  | dorsal part of the nasal cavity |  |  |
LN cervicales anteriores profundi | LN infrahyoidei | located on the membrane hyoidea | cranial half of the larynx | LN jugulares mediales | 6-7 |
 | LN prelaryngeales | on the ligamentum cricothyroideum | caudal half of the larynx |  |  |
 | LN pretracheales | at the veins thyroideae inferiors | caudal half of the larynx | LN jugulares mediales and inferiores | 6-7 |
 | LN paratracheales | ventral/laterodorsal of the trachea | thyroid gland |  |  |
 | LN thyroidei | at the thyroidea | thyroid gland | LN jugulares mediales and inferiores |  |
LN cervicales anteriores superficiales | Â | around the vein jugularis anteriores | ventral skin of the neck | LN pre- or paratracheales | 7 |
 |  |  |  | LN jugulares inferiores |  |
LN cervicales posteriores profundi | Â | in the neck region caudal of the LN occipitales | neck region | LN supraclaviculares | 8 |
LN supraclaviculares | Â | between the M. omohyoideus and the clavicular | caudal neck | sometimes over the venous jugulo-subclavian confluent or the thoracic duct on the left side and the lymphatic duct on the right side, to the angulus venosus [13, 14]. | 8 |
 |  |  | pharynx region |  |  |
 |  |  | trachea |  |  |
 |  |  | esophagus |  |  |
 |  |  | LN mediastinales anteriores |  |  |
 |  |  | LN axillares profundi |  |  |