KROK 1 2008 – Question 149 · KROK (Medicine) · Human Anatomy

While palpating mammary gland of a patient a doctor revealed an induration in form of a node in the inferior medial quadrant. Metastases may extend to the following lymph nodes:

  1. A. Superior diaphragmal
  2. B. Bronchopulmonary
  3. C. Posterior mediastinal
  4. D. Parasternal
  5. E. Profound lateral cervical
Hint

Remember the main lymphatic routes of the breast: the lateral quadrants drain toward the armpit, while the medial ones follow the internal thoracic vessels.

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