Prelaryngeal lymph nodes are lymph nodes located anterior to the

larynx The larynx (), commonly called the voice box, is an organ in the top of the neck involved in breathing, producing sound and protecting the trachea against food aspiration. The opening of larynx into pharynx known as the laryngeal inlet is about ...

. One such node is the Delphian node situated above the isthmus of the

thyroid gland The thyroid, or thyroid gland, is an endocrine gland in vertebrates. In humans it is in the neck and consists of two connected lobes. The lower two thirds of the lobes are connected by a thin band of tissue called the thyroid isthmus. The thy ...

, which may be removed at the time of a thyoidectomy as a sentinel lymph node in order to identify risks of cancer spread.

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Lymphatics of the head and neck {{lymphatic-stub