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cervical chain

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cervical chain (lymph nodes),
n one of three serially linked groups of lymph nodes located in the neck, including the superficial, deep, and posterior chains.

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A 3 X 2 cm single lymph node was found in the right posterior cervical chain.
Fluid in the upper and outer lymphotome drains outward and downward into the parotid nodes, then down the cervical chain to the venous angle or terminus that is accessed at the supraclavicular fossae, and finally into the bloodstream.
A syndrome caused by a lesion in the sympathetic nervous system, especially the cervical chain or central pathways, and characterized by drooping upper eyelid, pupillary contraction, absence of sweating, and receding eyeball.
 
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