Supraclavicular nodes

Looks like

Nodes in the hollow just above the collarbone.

What it does

Receive lymph from the neck, and on the left side from the chest and abdomen via the thoracic duct.

Keeping it well

A swollen node here is a red flag at any age: it can be the first sign of cancer in the chest or abdomen. See a doctor promptly.

Related conditions

• African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness)
• Cat-scratch disease
• Head and neck cancer
• Mpox (monkeypox)
• Rubella (German measles)
• Thyroid cancer
• Tonsillitis & quinsy