Lymph Nodes Tracheobronchial Lower

Lower tracheobronchial lymph nodes (lat. n. l. tracheobronchiales inferiores, pna) - a group of lymph nodes located in the lower part of the mediastinum around the lower part of the trachea, main bronchi and their branches. They drain lymph from the lower lobes of the lungs, trachea and bronchi. These lymph nodes belong to the deep lymph nodes of the mediastinum and play an important role in the immune defense of the chest organs. Damage to the lower tracheobronchial lymph nodes in diseases of the lungs, trachea and bronchi may indicate the spread of infection or a tumor process.

Lymphatic tracheobrochanial lower (thoracic) nodes - lymph nodes located in the lower parts of the chest cavity; innervate and supply the mediastinum, esophagus and thoracic aorta, trachea and upper parts of the anterior surface of the sternum. In order to describe infectious processes, the concepts of bronchopulmonary and mediastinal lymphadenopathy were introduced.

The chest lymph nodes may be detected by your doctor as enlarged and painful. Enlarged lymph nodes usually indicate an infection. Swollen and/or painful lymph nodes can occur with infections such as influenza, mononucleosis, bronchitis, whooping cough and cough. After the infection clears, you may feel the size of your lymph nodes shrink. However, if enlarged lymph nodes remain enlarged for 7-10 days, or lymph nodes increase in size or pain in other locations,