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The Occipital Lymph Nodes Can Be Palpated During the Extraoral

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The occipital lymph nodes can be palpated during the extraoral examination by asking the patient to tilt his or her head to the left and then to the right with the chin upward BECAUSE the occipital lymph nodes empty into the inferior deep cervical nodes of the neck.


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