jugulodigastric lymph node

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jug·u·lo·di·gas·tric lymph node

[TA]
a prominent lymph node in the deep lateral cervical group lying below the digastric muscle and anterior to the internal jugular vein; it receives lymphatic drainage from the pharynx, palatine tonsil, and tongue.
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

jug·u·lo·di·gas·tric lymph node

(jŭg'yū-lō-dī-gas'trik limf nōd) [TA]
A prominent lymph node in the deep lateral cervical group lying below the digastric muscle and anterior to the internal jugular vein; it receives lymphatic drainage from the pharynx, palatine tonsil, and tongue.
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
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A common sequence would be to start in the submental region, working back to the submandibular nodes then further back to the jugulodigastric node. Then continue by palpation of the parotid region downwards to the retromandibular area and down the cervical chain of nodes.
As a result, a second branchial cleft cyst can be mistaken for an enlarged suppurative, reactive, or tumor-infiltrated jugulodigastric node. [1]
Jugulodigastric node was most commonly affected and found in 15 cases (15%).
CT imaging demonstrated a 3 cm lymph node in the left level II region as well as several 1 cm left jugulodigastric nodes. Additionally, a PET scan of the torso (from skull base to thigh) was performed after the injection of 17.4 mCi of fluorine-labeled fludeoxyglucose and revealed the left level II and jugulodigastric nodes with a maximum standardized uptake value of 3.0.