| Lymph: Axillary lymph nodes | |
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| 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) |
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| Latin | nodi lymphoidei axillares |
| Gray's | subject #178 699 |
| Drains from | axilla |
The Axillary lymph nodes are of large size, vary from twenty to thirty in number, and may be arranged in the following groups:
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About 75% of lymph from the breasts drains into the axillary lymph nodes, making them important in the diagnosis of breast cancer.
This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.
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