In the breast, there is a network of lymphatic vessels that drain fluid and cells to the lymph nodes located in the armpit (axilla). When breast cancer cells begin to spread from the tumor in the breast to other places in the body, the first place they travel to is the network of lymph nodes under the arm. The very first lymph node that the breast cancer cells can spread to is called the sentinel lymph node. |
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