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{{Infobox lymph
| Name        = Paratracheal lymph nodes
| Latin       = nodi lymphoidei paratracheales
| Image       = Illu lymph chain02.jpg
| Caption     = {{Cervical lymph nodes caption}}
| Image2      = Illu lymph chain05.jpg
| Caption2    = {{olist |item_style=text-align: left; |Pulmonary Juxtaesophageal |Bronchopulmonary (Hilar) |Superior Tracheobronchial |Inferior Tracheobronchial |Paratracheal}}
| DrainsFrom  =
| Source      =
| DrainsTo    = [[Bronchomediastinal lymph trunks]]
}}
The right and left{{Citation needed|date=April 2023}} '''paratracheal lymph nodes''' (or '''paratracheal chains'''{{Citation needed|date=April 2023}}) are [[lymph nodes]] in the neck<ref>{{Cite web |title=paratracheal lymph node |url=https://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/paratracheal+lymph+node |access-date=2023-04-06 |website=TheFreeDictionary.com}}</ref> situated lateral to the trachea and [[esophagus]] alongside the [[recurrent laryngeal nerve]]. They drain to the [[deep cervical lymph nodes]].<ref name=":222">{{Cite book |last=Standring |first=Susan |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1201341621 |title=Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice |date= |others= |year=2020 |isbn=978-0-7020-7707-4 |edition=42 |location= |pages=594 |oclc=1201341621}}</ref>

== References ==
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==External links==
* http://www.emedicine.com/ent/topic306.htm#section~anatomy_of_the_cervical_lymphatics

{{Lymphatics of head and neck}}
[[Category:Lymphatics of the head and neck]]

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