nodi lymphoidei axillares apicales

nodi lymphoidei axillares apicales
[TA] apical axillary lymph nodes: six to twelve axillary lymph nodes partly posterior to the superior part of the pectoralis minor muscle and partly in the apex of the axilla, receiving afferent vessels that accompany the cephalic vein and draining all other axillary nodes; their efferent vessels unite to form the subclavian trunk.

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