Anatomical variations of the axilla
| Autor: | Emerson Wander Silva Soares |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Normative variation
medicine.medical_specialty Multidisciplinary Lateral thoracic artery Breast neoplasm business.industry Research Cutaneous nerve Axillary Lymph Node Dissection Anatomy Surgery Axilla medicine.anatomical_structure medicine.artery Axillary lymph node dissection medicine Axillary anatomy business Intercostobrachial nerve Prospective cohort study Surgical incision Lateral thoracic vein |
| Zdroj: | SpringerPlus |
| ISSN: | 2193-1801 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/2193-1801-3-306 |
| Popis: | Purpose The present study aimed to measure the thickness of the subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) at the site of the surgical incision for axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) and to record potential anatomical variations in the medial cutaneous nerve of the arm (MCNA), the intercostobrachial nerve (ICBN), the lateral thoracic vein (LTV), the lateral thoracic artery (LTA) and the pectoral muscle pedicle (PMP), considering that some details of the anatomy of these structures within the axilla are still unclear. Methods A prospective study was conducted in 100 consecutive patients with breast cancer who underwent ALND as part of surgical treatment. The anatomy of the dissected axilla was video recorded. Results The SAT thickness ranged from 8 mm to 60 mm, with an average thickness of 25.9 mm. A positive correlation was observed between the SAT thickness and the body mass index (BMI) of the evaluated patients (r = 0.68; p |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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