The majority of the tuberculous bacilles (95.9%) enter the body by respiratory system. Therefore, servical and supraclavicular lymph nodes are the most affected by tuberculous disease except lung and pleura. Among 1536 cases, who were diagnosed as tuberculosis in our clinic between 1995-1999, the records of 20 patients were examined retrospectively. All patients were male and mean age was 33.9 (16-73). In 14 cases, the disease was localized at the servical lymph nodes. Four patients had mediastinal and two patients had axillary tuberculous lymphadenitis. Except one, all patients had positive tuberculin skin test (>10 mm). In three patients, there was supuration on affected lymph nodes and their acid fast bacilli of sputum were positive. In five patients tuberculous lymphadenitis was isolated. The other 15 patients had pulmonary tuberculosis additionally. Diagnosis was proven by excisional lymph node biopsy in ten patients, lymph node fine needle aspiration biopsy in five patients, transbronchial fine needle aspiration biopsy in three patients and thoracotomy in two patients. Cure could be obtained by standart tuberculous treatment in all patients. By means of the findings obtained from the cases, tuberculous lymphadenitis was discussed according to the literature.