Preferred Label : Anterior Compartment Lymph Node Group (Level VI);
NCIt definition : Lymph nodes in this compartment include the pretracheal and paratracheal nodes, precricoid
(Delphian) node, and the perithyroidal nodes, including the lymph nodes along the
recurrent laryngeal nerves. The superior boundary is the hyoid bone; the inferior
boundary is the suprasternal notch; and the lateral boundaries are the common carotid
arteries. These nodes are at greatest risk for harboring metastases from cancers arising
from the thyroid gland, glottic and subglottic larynx, apex of the piriform sinus,
and cervical esophagus. (AJCC 8th ed.);
NCI Metathesaurus CUI : CL520569;
Origin ID : C132514;
UMLS CUI : C4329308;
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