Quick Facts
Location: Superficial to pectoralis major muscle.
Drainage: Mammary glands.
Direction of Flow: Infraclavicular nodes > subclavian trunk > right lymphatic duct (right) or thoracic duct (left).
Related parts of the anatomy
Description
Found in the submammary space, deep to the mammary gland and superficial to the pectoralis major muscle. Part of the retropectoral drainage pathway (Földi et al., 2012).
List of Clinical Correlates
—Breast cancer
References
Földi, M., Földi, E., Strößenreuther, R. and Kubik, S. (2012) Földi's Textbook of Lymphology: for Physicians and Lymphedema Therapists. Elsevier Health Sciences.
