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Prevertebral nodes

Nodi prevertebrales · Předobratlové uzliny

Lymphatic & immune

Looks like

Nodes lying on the front of the thoracic spine, behind the oesophagus and aorta.

What it does

Filter lymph from the back chest wall and the spine region.

Keeping it well

Rarely noticed; they may enlarge with lymphoma or spread from nearby cancers.

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