Axilla; a rare variation: axillary arch muscle
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Axillary arch: a rare variation
The axillary arch is a muscle slip varying from 7 to 10 cm in length and 5 to 15 mm in breadth. It occasionally arises from the edge of the latissimus dorsi, at about the middle of the posterior fold of the axilla and crosses the axilla in front of the axillary vessels and nerves to join the under-surface of the tendon of the pectoralis major, the coracobrachialis, or the fascia over the biceps...
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The muscular arch of the axilla is described in a male cadaver on the left side. The condition may be the result of a factor affecting the intrauterin development. Because this muscular arch causes difficulties in staging lymph nodes, axillary surgery, thoracic outlet syndrome, shoulder instability or cosmetic problems, it should be kept in mind for axillary pathologies.
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Langer's arch is one of the rare muscular variation in the axillary region. In the present article, a case of 50 year old male cadaver with axillary arch in the right axillary region is being reported. It originated from anterior border of latissimus dorsi and merged with short head of biceps brachii. The embryological derivation, genetic basis and clinical implication of this muscular variant ...
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conclusions the axillary arch variation is very clinically important, because it may entrap and implicate the neurovascular bundle. also it is important for surgeons during operation, so they need to be aware of possible presence of such variations. case presentation during routine dissection, we encountered an aberrant slip of muscle and fascia expanded from latissimus dorsi to pectoralis majo...
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Introduction A number of accessory muscle slip cases in the axilla arising from latissimus dorsi, pectoralis major, ribs and costal cartilages have been reported by different authors [1]. These accessory muscle slips in the axilla have been described under variety of names (e.g., chondro-epitrochlearis, dorsoepitrochlearis, etc). These variant bundles are commonly referred to as “axillary arch”...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2320-6071
DOI: 10.5455/2320-6012.ijrms20140263