Axillary lymph nodes
nodi lymphoidei axillares
Numerous, in the fat of the axilla, in five groups that follow its pyramidal shape: pectoral, subscapular and humeral (at the corners of the base), central and apical.

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- Receives
- Drainage
- Clinical
Related clinical cases
- Infection and enlargement of the axillary lymph nodes
- Dissection (clearance) of the axillary lymph nodes
- Breast cancer