Axillary arch and its implications in axillary dissection - Review

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 524-525

  Babu', E D ^a   Khashaba, A ^a,b  

^a Department of Breast and General Surgery ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b CHELTENHAM GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; AXILLA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISSECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LATISSIMUS DORSI MUSCLE; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; MUSCLE MALFORMATION; NERVE COMPRESSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL ANATOMY;

EID: 0033747702     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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