[The axillopectoral muscle].
Extending between the pectoralis major and latissimus dorsi muscles, the "pectoro-axillary" muscle, the principal anatomic variation of the axillary wall, forms and ectopic muscle band that can complicate axillary dissection. The origin and features of this supernumerary muscle related to Langer's arch are described with emphasis on its surgical applications.
Service de Chirurgie, Centre Jean Perrin, Clermont-Ferrand.
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Vanneuville
D001940:Breast / Q000601:surgery; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D010369:Pectoralis Muscles / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000601:surgery*
Le muscle pectoro-axillaire.