ScholarLens Back to search
1998•British journal of surgeryOpen access

Anatomical variants during axillary dissection

Mustafa Kutiyanawala, A. Stotter, Richard Windle

Open full text 58 citations

Abstract

BACKGROUND: This study was done to document the variations encountered in the anatomy of the axilla because of the difficulty they can cause during dissection. METHODS: A record was made of the anatomy of the axilla in 100 patients with breast cancer who had an axillary dissection. RESULTS: The variants from the described normal included double axillary veins, abnormal bands of muscle from the latissimus dorsi stretching across the axilla and a medial lying thoracodorsal nerve. CONCLUSION: Damage to important structures in the axilla during axillary dissection can be minimized with an awareness of the possible anatomical variations.

Open-access reader

About this research paper

What this paper is about

BACKGROUND: This study was done to document the variations encountered in the anatomy of the axilla because of the difficulty they can cause during dissection. METHODS: A record was made of the anatomy of the axilla in 100 patients with breast cancer who had an axillary dissection. RESULTS: The variants from the described normal included double axillary veins, abnormal bands of muscle from the latissimus dorsi stretching across the axilla and a medial lying thoracodorsal nerve. CONCLUSION: Damage to important structures in the axilla during axillary dissection can be minimized with an awareness of the possible anatomical variations.

Why it matters

OpenAlex reports 58 citations for this work. Citation counts describe recorded attention and do not establish research quality.

Key contribution

A contribution statement is not available in the OpenAlex record.

Method / approach

Method details are not available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Main findings

Findings are not separately available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Limitations

Limitations are not available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Applications

Application details are not available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Available abstract

BACKGROUND: This study was done to document the variations encountered in the anatomy of the axilla because of the difficulty they can cause during dissection. METHODS: A record was made of the anatomy of the axilla in 100 patients with breast cancer who had an axillary dissection. RESULTS: The variants from the described normal included double axillary veins, abnormal bands of muscle from the latissimus dorsi stretching across the axilla and a medial lying thoracodorsal nerve. CONCLUSION: Damage to important structures in the axilla during axillary dissection can be minimized with an awareness of the possible anatomical variations.

Key concepts: Axilla, Medicine, Axillary Dissection, Dissection (medical), Anatomy, Breast cancer, Surgery, Mastectomy

Related papers

Related paper 1Related paper 2
Back to paper searchBrowse research topicsOriginal source
Anatomical variants during axillary dissection — Research Paper | ScholarLens