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Subareolar lymphatic plexus, also known as Sappey's plexus is the lympatic drainage of the areola of the breast.[1] It is a dense network of lympatics located in the dermis.[2] The subareolar plexus of Sappey communicated with the plexus of lymph nodes located in the deep fascia of pectoralis major muscle.[3]
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