axillary lymphadenopathy
axillary lymphadenopathy
A general term for clinically obviously enlargement of lymph nodes in the axillary region, which is a zone of lymphatic drainage from the arm and breast.Aetiology axillary lymphoadenopathy
• Benign—cat scratch disease, ascending lymphadenitis, infectious mononucleosis, herpes zoster, HIV, sporotrichosis.
• Malignant—breast cancer, lung cancer, lymphoma.