Axillary nodes
Local vessels and regional nodes · 5 groups 20-40 nodes
Anterior (pectoral), posterior (subscapular), lateral (humeral), central and apical groups receive the upper limb, breast and chest wall above the umbilicus, and efferents from the apical group form the subclavian trunk.
Traced from the start
- Upper limbBreast
- Axillary nodes
Detail
- Groups
- Anterior, posterior, lateral, central, apical
- Number
- About 20-40 nodes
- Territory
- Upper limb, breast, chest and abdominal wall above the umbilicus
- Efferents
- Apical group to the subclavian trunk
When it goes wrong
Axillary clearance with or without radiotherapy
Arm lymphoedema in roughly 20%, rising with level III clearance
Division of the intercostobrachial nerve during clearance
Numbness over the medial upper arm
Long thoracic nerve injury on the medial axillary wall
Winged scapula from serratus anterior palsy
Practise this structure
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