Subscapular axillary lymph nodes

A posterior or subscapular group of six or seven glands is placed along the lower margin of the posterior wall of the axilla in the course of the subscapular artery.

Subscapular axillary lymph nodes
Lymphatics of the mamma, and the axillary glands
Axillary lymphatic plexus Cubital lymph nodes (not part of the lymph node drainage of the breast) Superficial axillary (low axillary) Deep axillary lymph nodes Brachial axillary lymph nodes Interpectoral axillary lymph nodes (Rotter nodes) Paramammary or intramammary lymph nodes Parasternal lymph nodes (internal mammary nodes)
Details
System	Lymphatic system
Drains to	central lymph nodes
Identifiers
Latin	nodi lymphoidei axillares subscapulares
Anatomical terminology

The afferents of this group drain the skin and muscles of the lower part of the back of the neck and of the posterior thoracic wall; their efferents pass to the central group of axillary glands.

Additional images

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  Lymph Nodes of the Upper Limb and Breast

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 699 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)