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Cervical lymph nodes are found in direct relationship with the internal carotid artery: Significance for the lymphatic drainage of the brain

Cervical lymph nodes are found in direct relationship with the internal carotid artery: Significance for the lymphatic drainage of the brain
Cervical lymph nodes are found in direct relationship with the internal carotid artery: Significance for the lymphatic drainage of the brain
The brain has no conventional lymphatics, but solutes injected into it drain along artery walls and reach lymph nodes in the neck. This study seeks to identify cervical lymph nodes related to the human internal carotid artery (ICA) that could act as the first regional lymph nodes for the brain. Bilateral dissections were carried out on four embalmed human heads, from the level of the carotid bifurcation in the neck, to the base of the skull. Lymph nodes from every specimen were processed for histological examination. A total of 51 deep cervical lymph nodes were identified: 12 lymph nodes (confirmed by histological examination) were observed to be in direct relationship with the ICA. These lymph nodes were found within the carotid sheath and had average diameters of 13.5 × 4.8 mm. Solutes and interstitial fluid from the brain may drain along the walls of cerebral arteries and reach these lymph nodes. They may be sites of stimulation of immune responses against antigens from the brain.
lymph nodes, carotid sheath, internal carotid artery, brain, immune responses, interstitial fluid, perivascular, A?
0897-3806
43-47
Clapham, R.
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O'Sullivan, E.
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Weller, Roy
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Carare, Roxana Octavia
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Clapham, R.
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O'Sullivan, E.
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Weller, Roy
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Carare, Roxana Octavia
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Clapham, R., O'Sullivan, E., Weller, Roy and Carare, Roxana Octavia (2009) Cervical lymph nodes are found in direct relationship with the internal carotid artery: Significance for the lymphatic drainage of the brain. Clinical Anatomy, 23 (1), 43-47. (doi:10.1002/ca.20887). (PMID:19918869)

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The brain has no conventional lymphatics, but solutes injected into it drain along artery walls and reach lymph nodes in the neck. This study seeks to identify cervical lymph nodes related to the human internal carotid artery (ICA) that could act as the first regional lymph nodes for the brain. Bilateral dissections were carried out on four embalmed human heads, from the level of the carotid bifurcation in the neck, to the base of the skull. Lymph nodes from every specimen were processed for histological examination. A total of 51 deep cervical lymph nodes were identified: 12 lymph nodes (confirmed by histological examination) were observed to be in direct relationship with the ICA. These lymph nodes were found within the carotid sheath and had average diameters of 13.5 × 4.8 mm. Solutes and interstitial fluid from the brain may drain along the walls of cerebral arteries and reach these lymph nodes. They may be sites of stimulation of immune responses against antigens from the brain.

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Published date: 13 November 2009
Keywords: lymph nodes, carotid sheath, internal carotid artery, brain, immune responses, interstitial fluid, perivascular, A?
Organisations: Clinical Neurosciences

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Local EPrints ID: 142315
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/142315
ISSN: 0897-3806
PURE UUID: 67ade3cf-a9e5-4e29-8391-e7629d4bdfd9
ORCID for Roxana Octavia Carare: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-6458-3776

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Date deposited: 31 Mar 2010 14:25
Last modified: 14 Mar 2024 02:42

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Author: R. Clapham
Author: E. O'Sullivan
Author: Roy Weller

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