pectoral axillary lymph nodes pectoral axillary lymph nodes an anterior or pectoral group consists of four or five glands along the lower border of the pectoralis minor, in relation with the lateral thoracic artery. pectoral axillary lymph nodeslymphatics of the mamma, and the axillary glandsaxillary lymphatic plexuscubital lymph nodes (not part of the lymph node drainage of the breast)superficial axillary (low axillary)deep axillary lymph nodesbrachial axillary lymph nodesinterpectoral axillary lymph nodes (rotter nodes)paramammary or intramammary lymph nodesparasternal lymph nodes (internal mammary nodes)detailssystemlymphatic systemdrains tocentral lymph nodesidentifierslatinnodi lymphoidei axillares pectoralesta98a13.3.01.006ta25241fma14188 71748, 14188anatomical terminology their afferents drain the skin and muscles of the anterior and lateral thoracic walls, and the central and lateral parts of the mamma; their efferents pass partly to the central and partly to the subclavicular groups of axillary glands. additional images lymph nodes of the upper limb and breast