Target Volume Determination 2015

Retropharyngeal group

• Retropharyngeal nodes :

in the retropharyngeal space at the naso- and oropharyngeal levels - medial near the midline - lateral (Rouviere’s nodes) lateral to the longus colli and capitus muscles and medial to the internal carotid artery • Drainage: the nasopharynx and oropharynx > the high deep cervical chain