Pectoral axillary lymph nodes
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An anterior or pectoral group consists of four or five glands along the lower border of the Pectoralis minor, in relation with the lateral thoracic artery.
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Pectoral axillary lymph nodes | |
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Details | |
System | Lymphatic system |
Drains to | Central lymph nodes |
Identifiers | |
Latin | nodi lymphoidei axillares pectorales |
TA98 | A13.3.01.006 |
TA2 | 5241 |
FMA | 14188 71748, 14188 |
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Their afferents drain the skin and muscles of the anterior and lateral thoracic walls, and the central and lateral parts of the mamma; their efferents pass partly to the central and partly to the subclavicular groups of axillary glands.