Locating the axillary vein and preserving the medial pectoral nerve

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 188, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 193-194

  Lopchinsky, Richard A ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Axillary dissection; Axillary vein; Breast cancer surgery; Medial pectoral nerve; Medial pectoral vein

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ARTICLE; AXILLARY VEIN; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PECTORALIS MAJOR MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; VEIN GRAFT;

AXILLA; AXILLARY VEIN; DISSECTION; HUMANS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; THORACIC NERVES;

EID: 3142688941     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2003.12.065     Document Type: Article

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