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What if the sentinel node is not located under the arm?

April 26, 2017arm located Node Sentinel

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What if the sentinel node is not located under the arm?

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Lymph drainage from the breast goes mostly to armpit lymph nodes but a minor amount of drainage commonly goes to nodes not in the armpit. The non-armpit nodes may be located in the neck region near the clavicle or may be between the ribs next to the sternum.