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.