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    Central lymph nodes

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    Central lymph nodes
    Lymphatics of the mamma, and the axillary glands
    1. Axillary lymphatic plexus
    2. Cubital lymph nodes (not part of the lymph node drainage of the breast)
    3. Superficial axillary (low axillary)
    4. Deep axillary lymph nodes
    5. Brachial axillary lymph nodes
    6. Interpectoral axillary lymph nodes (Rotter nodes)
    7. Paramammary or intramammary lymph nodes
    8. Parasternal lymph nodes (internal mammary nodes)
    Details
    SystemLymphatic system
    SourceBrachial, pectoral axillary, subscapular axillary
    Drains toApical
    Identifiers
    Latinnodi lymphoidei axillares centrales
    TA98A13.3.01.007
    TA25238
    FMA14189 71749, 14189
    Anatomical terminology

    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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    Public domain This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 699 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

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