Paratracheal (thoracic) lymph nodes
nodi lymphoidei paratracheales
Along the lateral surfaces of the thoracic part of the trachea, in the superior mediastinum.

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- Receives
- Drainage
Related clinical cases
- Mediastinoscopy and biopsy of the mediastinum
Other structures in this region
- Intercostal nodes
- Pulmonary and bronchopulmonary lymph nodes
- Anterior mediastinal (brachiocephalic) lymph nodes
- Superior phrenic lymph nodes (diaphragmatic, prepericardial and lateral pericardial)
- Thoracic duct
- Right lymphatic duct and lymphatic trunks
- Tracheobronchial lymph nodes
- Posterior mediastinal lymph nodes