Anatom3DRetropharyngeal nodes
Nodi retropharyngeales · Zahltanové uzliny
Lymphatic & immune
Looks like
Nodes behind the throat, in front of the upper neck vertebrae; larger in children, they shrink with age.
What it does
Filter lymph from the nose, sinuses, adenoids, back of the throat and middle ear.
Keeping it well
In young children they can form an abscess: fever, stiff neck, drooling or noisy breathing need emergency care. Nasopharyngeal cancer spreads here.