Axillary lymph nodes

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Lymph: Axillary lymph nodes
Lymphatics of the mamma, and the axillary glands
2. Axillary lymphatic plexus 4. Cubital lymph nodes (not part of the lymph node drainage of the breast) 5. Superficial axillary (low axillary) 6. Deep axillary lymph nodes 7. Brachial axillary lymph nodes 8. Interpectoral axillary lymph nodes (Rotter nodes) 10. Paramammary or intramammary lymph nodes 11. Parasternal lymph nodes (internal mammary nodes)
Latin	nodi lymphoidei axillares
Gray's	subject #178 699
Drains from	axilla
Dorlands/Elsevier	n_09/12576266

The Axillary lymph nodes are of large size, vary from twenty to thirty in number, and may be arranged in the following groups:

• brachial lymph nodes (or "lateral")

• pectoral axillary lymph nodes (or "anterior")

• subscapular axillary lymph nodes (or "posterior")

• central lymph nodes

• apical lymph nodes (or "medial" or "subclavicular")

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Regional lymph tissue

Lymph Nodes of the Upper Limb and Breast

The superficial lymph glands and lymphatic vessels of the upper extremity.

[edit] External links

• Image at breastcancer.org
• Norman/Georgetown lesson3axillarylymphnodes

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