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- Title
Cadaver study on the location of suboccipital lymph nodes: Guidance for suboccipital node dissection.
- Authors
Veenstra, Hidde J.; Klop, W. Martin C.; Lohuis, Peter J.F.M.; Nieweg, Omgo E.; Velthuysen, M. Loes; Balm, Alfons J.M.
- Abstract
Background The purpose of this study was to provide anatomic guidance for the extent (technique) of suboccipital node dissection. Methods Five human cadaver necks (9 sides) were studied. Boundaries were the superior nuchal line and external occipital protuberance (cranial), the nuchal ligament (medial), an imaginary line through C7 (caudal), and the posterior wall of the auditory channel (anterior). The overlying skin and complete thickness of the cranial part of the trapezius muscle and fascia sheath was included (deep). Results An average number of 4 lymph nodes per suboccipital side were found. Diameters ranged from 1 to 6 mm. Twenty nodes (63%) were located in the subcutaneous tissue, 12 (37%) were found just underneath the superficial fascia of the trapezius muscle. Conclusion Suboccipital nodes are small and mainly located in the subcutaneous layer, with a minority just underneath the superficial fascia of the trapezius muscle. This anatomic knowledge was used to refine the suboccipital dissection. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Head Neck 36: 682-686, 2014
- Subjects
HUMAN remains searches; LYMPHATICS; LYMPH node diseases; LIGAMENT surgery; TRAPEZIUS muscle; SURGERY
- Publication
Head & Neck, 2014, Vol 36, Issue 5, p682
- ISSN
1043-3074
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/hed.23354