Prelaryngeal lymph nodes

Prelaryngeal lymph nodes
	3. Prelaryngeal
Details
System	Lymphatic system
Identifiers
Latin	Nodi lymphoidei praelaryngei
	Anatomical terminology

Prelaryngeal lymph nodes are lymph nodes located anterior to the larynx.

One such node is the Delphian node situated above the isthmus of the thyroid gland, which may be removed at the time of a thyoidectomy as a sentinel lymph node in order to identify risks of cancer spread.^[1]

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