They derive afferents from the mamma; from the deeper structures of the anterior abdominal wall above the level of the umbilicus; from the upper surface of the liver through a small group of glands which lie behind the xiphoid process; and from the deeper parts of the anterior portion of the thoracic wall.
Their efferents usually unite to form a single trunk on either side; this may open directly into the junction of the internal jugular and subclavian veins, or that of the right side may join the right subclavian trunk, and that of the left the thoracic duct. The parasternal lymph nodes drain into the bronchomediastinal trunks, in a similar fashion to the upper intercostal lymph nodes.
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This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 715 of the 20th edition ofGray's Anatomy(1918)
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Sapin MR, Shvedavchenko AI (1981). "[Anatomy and topography of the parasternal lymph nodes in the adult]". Voprosy onkologii (in Russian). 27 (5): 66–70. PMID 7245676.
parasternal, lymph, nodes, parasternal, lymph, nodes, sternal, glands, placed, anterior, ends, intercostal, spaces, side, internal, thoracic, artery, axillary, lymphatic, plexus4, cubital, lymph, nodes, part, lymph, node, drainage, breast, superficial, axillar. The parasternal lymph nodes or sternal glands are placed at the anterior ends of the intercostal spaces by the side of the internal thoracic artery Parasternal lymph nodes2 Axillary lymphatic plexus4 Cubital lymph nodes not part of the lymph node drainage of the breast 5 Superficial axillary low axillary 6 Deep axillary lymph nodes7 Brachial axillary lymph nodes8 Interpectoral axillary lymph nodes Rotter nodes 10 Paramammary or intramammary lymph nodes11 Parasternal lymph nodes internal mammary nodes Axillary Lymph Nodes2 Apical axillary3 amp 4 Lateral surface axillary5 Central axillary6 Brachial axillary7 Interpectoral8 Paramammary9 Parasternal internal mammary DetailsSystemLymphatic systemDrains tobronchomediastinal trunkIdentifiersLatinnodi lymphoidei parasternalesTA98A13 3 02 003TA25250FMA71760Anatomical terminology edit on Wikidata They derive afferents from the mamma from the deeper structures of the anterior abdominal wall above the level of the umbilicus from the upper surface of the liver through a small group of glands which lie behind the xiphoid process and from the deeper parts of the anterior portion of the thoracic wall Their efferents usually unite to form a single trunk on either side this may open directly into the junction of the internal jugular and subclavian veins or that of the right side may join the right subclavian trunk and that of the left the thoracic duct The parasternal lymph nodes drain into the bronchomediastinal trunks in a similar fashion to the upper intercostal lymph nodes References edit nbsp This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 715 of the 20th edition of Gray s Anatomy 1918 External links editSapin MR Shvedavchenko AI 1981 Anatomy and topography of the parasternal lymph nodes in the adult Voprosy onkologii in Russian 27 5 66 70 PMID 7245676 Portal nbsp Anatomy nbsp This article related to the lymphatic system is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Parasternal lymph nodes amp oldid 992901337, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
