Common symptoms of mono include fatigue, fever, sore throat, headache, body aches, and swollen lymph nodes in the neck and armpits. Symptoms usually start about 4-6 weeks after the infection begins.
Historically, surgeons removed a large number of lymph nodes from the armpit to determine if cancer has spread. This procedure, while effective, often led to lymphedema, a condition characterized by ...
The lymph nodes that drain the breast are situated in the axilla (armpit) lower neck and internal mammary regions. The majority of the lymph from the breast drains to the axillary lymph nodes.