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NODULOS LINFATICOS AXILARES [1 record]

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Record 1 2017-11-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lymphatic System
Universal entry(ies)
nodi lymphatici axillares
Latin, plural
DEF

Lymph nodes of the upper limb and lateral breast, located in the axilla.

CONT

Since Halsted's time, almost three generations ago, the view of breast cancer as a local or regional process made radical mastectomy or one of its variants the standard approach to the management of resectable tumor confined to the breast and the axillary lymph nodes.

Key term(s)
  • axillary lymph node

French

Domaine(s)
  • Système lymphatique
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
nodi lymphatici axillares
Latin, plural
DEF

Nœuds lymphatiques situés dans la région axillaire; ils reçoivent les lymphatiques du membre supérieur et du sein.

OBS

Dans le cadre du cancer du sein [...] les nœuds lymphatiques axillaires sont les relais principaux.

Key term(s)
  • nœud lymphatique axillaire
  • ganglion axillaire

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sistema linfático
Entrada(s) universal(es)
nodi lymphatici axillares
Latin, plural
DEF

Nódulo linfático localizado en el tejido subcutáneo de la axila.

Key term(s)
  • ganglio linfático axilar
  • nódulo linfático axilar
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