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Cutaneous lymph drainage (breast)

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There are four main routes for lymphatic drainage of the skin of the breast:

  • laterally: to the anterior axillary nodes
  • medially:
    • to the internal thoracic nodes
    • to the cutaneous nodes of the contralateral breast
  • superiorly:
    • to the apical axillary nodes
    • to the medial axillary nodes
  • inferiorly:
    • to the cutaneous lymphatics of the superior abdominal wall
    • to the liver

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