Axillary lymph nodes
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| 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) | ||
| 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")
- apical lymph nodes (or "medial" or "subclavicular")
Additional images
 Regional lymph tissue |
Illu lymph chain03.jpg
Lymph Nodes of the Upper Limb and Breast |
 The superficial lymph glands and lymphatic vessels of the upper extremity. |
External links
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Lymphatics of upper limbs | |
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| Axillary | brachial - pectoral axillary - subscapular axillary - central - apical subclavian trunk |
| Other | supratrochlear - deltopectoral |
