Central lymph nodes
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Lymphatics of the mamma, and the axillary glands
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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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| Source | brachial, pectoral axillary, subscapular axillary |
| Drains to | apical |
| Latin | nodi lymphoidei axillares centrales |
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Anatomical terminology
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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.
Lymph Nodes of the Upper Limb and Breast
This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
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