2023年8月19日 · The retropharyngeal lymph nodes are paired groups of cervical lymph nodes located in the suprahyoid portion of the retropharyngeal space. Located in the retropharyngeal space between the visceral (buccopharyngeal) fascia and the alar fascia, there are two groups 1:

The retropharyngeal lymph nodes, from one to three in number, lie in the buccopharyngeal fascia, behind the upper part of the pharynx and in front of the arch of the atlas, being separated, however, from the latter by the longus capitis.

Retropharyngeal lymph nodes are nodes lying within the retropharyngeal space which extends cranially from the base of skull to the level of C3, caudally. This space is bounded anteriorly by the pharyngeal constrictor muscles and posteriorly by the prevertebral fascia [26,44].

2024年8月12日 · The retropharyngeal space is a midline deep compartment of the head and neck that consists largely of fatty areolar tissue and lymph nodes that drain the pharynx, nose, and middle ear. The inferior extent of the retropharyngeal space can be confusing.

2023年7月30日 · The suprahyoid RPS houses the retropharyngeal lymph nodes, which are responsible for most of the lymphatic drainage of the pharynx. The retropharyngeal lymph nodes lie medial to the internal carotid artery and further divide into medial and lateral masses.

2023年10月30日 · Retropharyngeal lymph nodes The retropharyngeal lymph nodes are located posterior to the pharynx and are organized into three lines (one medial and two lateral).

2024年8月28日 · Unlike the lymph nodes in the lateral or posterior neck, the retropharyngeal lymph nodes are not easily identified on physical exam or with ultrasound. Imaging modalities such as CT scan, MRI and PET are required to visualize these nodes.

2015年12月27日 · Retropharyngeal lymph nodes should be considered as cervical lymph nodes when staging the neck. Pathology. Hasegawa and Matsuura reported nodal size with histopathological proof in 24 patients with advanced carcinoma of the oropharynx and hypopharynx. The average size of 12 positive nodes was 15 mm (range 5–22 mm).

2024年3月25日 · Retropharyngeal nodes, also known as lymph nodes of Rouviere, are located in the far lateral aspect of the RPS, immediately medial to the internal carotid arteries (ICAs). These nodes drain the nasopharynx, oropharynx, nasal cavity, paranasal sinuses, middle ear and prevertebral space.

Discover the retropharyngeal nodes, key structures in nasal and oropharyngeal drainage, and their clinical correlates.