A 68-Year-Old Man Complained of a Swelling in the Skin

A 68-year-old man complained of a swelling in the skin on the back of the chest. He had noticed it for the last 3 years and was concerned because it was rapidly enlarging. On examination, a hard lump was found in the skin in the right scapula line opposite the seventh thoracic vertebra. A biopsy revealed that the lump was malignant.
-Because of the rapid increase in the size of the tumor, the following lymph nodes were examined for metastases:

A) Superficial inguinal nodes
B) Anterior axillary nodes
C) Posterior axillary nodes
D) External iliac nodes
E) Deep cervical nodes