Upper limb
Source region and uptake · Axilla
Superficial vessels following the basilic and cephalic veins and deep vessels following the arteries all converge on the axillary nodes, with a small supratrochlear relay above the medial epicondyle.
Detail
- Relay node
- Supratrochlear (epitrochlear) node, medial arm
- Main group
- Lateral (humeral) axillary nodes
- Right arm
- Right lymphatic duct
- Left arm
- Thoracic duct
When it goes wrong
Streptococcal cellulitis of the hand
Tender red streak of lymphangitis with painful axillary nodes
Cat-scratch disease or secondary syphilis
Epitrochlear node enlargement, an otherwise uncommon finding
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