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What is the difference between pretracheal and paratracheal lymph nodes, or are they different terms for the same thing? thank you docs.
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The location.: "Pretracheal" means the lymph nodes are located just in front of the trachea, "paratracheal" means they are located alongside the trachea.
Answered 5/16/2017
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