Central lymph nodes

Central lymph nodes
Lymphatics of the mamma, and the axillary glands
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)
Details
Source	brachial, pectoral axillary, subscapular axillary
Drains to	apical
Latin	nodi lymphoidei axillares centrales
*Anatomical terminology* [edit on Wikidata]

A central or intermediate group of three or four large glands is imbedded in the adipose tissue near the base of the axilla.

Additional images

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

lesson3axillarylymphnodes at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (axillalymphnodes)

Head and neck

Head

Back	Occipital Mastoid/retroauricular Parotid Superficial Deep preauricular infra-auricular intraglandular

Front	Facial buccinator nasolabial Mandibular Submandibular Submental

Superficial	anterior lateral

Deep	Deep anterior cervical pretracheal paratracheal prelaryngeal thyroid Deep lateral cervical superior deep cervical inferior deep cervical retropharyngeal jugulodigastric jugulo-omohyoid

Other	Anterior cervical Lateral cervical Supraclavicular Virchow's

Vessels

Arm and axilla

Nodes	Axillary Brachial Pectoral Subscapular Central Apical Arm Supratrochlear Deltopectoral

Vessels	Subclavian lymph trunk

Chest

Nodes	Parasternal Intercostal Superior diaphragmatic Trachea and bronchi superior inferior bronchopulmonary paratracheal intrapulmonary

Vessels	Thoracic duct Right lymphatic duct Bronchomediastinal lymph trunk

Abdomen

Nodes

Paraaortic	Retroaortic Lateral aortic Preaortic (Celiac gastric hepatic splenic Superior mesenteric mesenteric ileocolic mesocolic Inferior mesenteric pararectal)

Other	Iliac Common external internal Sacral Retroperitoneal lymph nodes

Vessels

Leg

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