Central lymph nodes |
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Lymphatics of the mamma, and the axillary glands |
- Axillary lymphatic plexus
- Cubital lymph nodes (not part of the lymph node drainage of the breast)
- Superficial axillary (low axillary)
- Deep axillary lymph nodes
- Brachial axillary lymph nodes
- Interpectoral axillary lymph nodes (Rotter nodes)
- Paramammary or intramammary lymph nodes
- Parasternal lymph nodes (internal mammary nodes)
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Details |
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System | Lymphatic system |
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Source | Brachial, pectoral axillary, subscapular axillary |
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Drains to | Apical |
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Identifiers |
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Latin | nodi lymphoidei axillares centrales |
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TA98 | A13.3.01.007 |
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TA2 | 5238 |
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FMA | 14189 71749, 14189 |
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Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata] |
A central or intermediate group of three or four large glands is imbedded in the adipose tissue near the base of the axilla.
Its afferent lymphatic vessels are the efferent vessels of all the preceding groups of axillary glands; its efferents pass to the subclavicular group.
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References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 699 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
External links
- lesson3axillarylymphnodes at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (axillalymphnodes)
Anatomy of the lymphatic system
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