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axillary lymph node (axillary gland)
The numerous lymph nodes located around the axillary veins.
The lymph nodes drain into the subclavian trunk.
Arranged in 5 principal groups:
1) Apical
2) Pectoral
3) Subscapular
4) Humeral
5) Central
Pathology:
- see axillary lymph node biopsy
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axillary lymph node biopsy
Specific
apical axillary lymph node
central axillary lymph node
humeral/lateral/brachial axillary lymph node
pectoral/anterior axillary lymph node
subscapular/posterior axillary lymph node
General
lymph node
References
- Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999.
- Clinically Oriented Anatomy, 4th edition, KL Moore &
AF Dalley (eds), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia,
PA 1999.
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