or a matted up mass of tuberculous glands. We decided upon an operation, which I began to perform. Having made the usual skin incision and on displacing the subcutaneous fat and fascia on either side, I found out that it was a large mass of tuberculous glands, which had invaded not only the centre of the armpit, but the anterior and posterior folds of the axilla deeply. It was a tiresome dissec...

INTRODUCTION Leiomyoma is a form of benign tumor originated in hypertrophy of the smooth muscles, which is most prevalent in the uterus and gastrointestinal tract. However, Leiomyoma originating from smooth muscle at the vessels lying on deep soft tissue is very rare. CASE REPORT Our case was a rare case of leiomyoma originating from the axillary region, which was initially diagnosed as a fib...

Knowledge of anatomic variants of veins in the arm and axilla play a key role in planning of successful venous access. Possible anatomic variants of axillary vein, brachial vein and basilic vein and their clinical implications have been well described in the literature. We report a rare case of formation of a short axillary vein associated with complex venous communications between the basilic ...

Skin reaction is major problem during whole breast radiotherapy. To identify factors related to skin reactions during whole breast radiotherapy, various personal, clinical, and radiation dosimetric parameters were evaluated. From January 2012 to December 2013, a total of 125 patients who underwent breast conserving surgery and adjuvant whole breast irradiation were retrospectively reviewed. All...

The co-existence of multiple variants in the axilla has been rarely documented. Hence, we report the multiple variations of axillary structures and axillary arch. During a dissection of axilla of adult male cadaver, following variations were encountered. a) One superficial and complete type of axillary arch on left axilla only. b) Venous chiasma between the basilic vein and brachial vein of bot...

Sebaceous carcinoma (SC) is a rare cutaneous malignant neoplasm. It derived from the epithelium of sebaceous glands and thus, can occur anywhere in body where these are found. SC two types: ocular extraocular, with extraocular being axilla very rare. The paper reports case 55-year-old male patient, complain swelling right axilla. patient underwent wide local excision mass excised specimen was s...

RATIONALE To report the distant migration of a subdermal contraceptive implant and to suggest that C arm-guided technique is one of the feasible options for removal of the device migrated to the axilla. PATIENT CONCERNS A 41-year-old multipara with tingling sensation in the left axilla was referred for removal of an Implanon NXT which could not be palpated by physical examination or detected ...

OBJECTIVE To describe the impairments of upper body and limbs, activity limitations and participation restrictions 6 and 12 months after operation for breast cancer and to examine the impact of impairments on activity limitations. DESIGN A prospective survey 6 and 12 months after operation. PATIENTS Ninety-six breast cancer patients. METHODS A questionnaire for assessing the impairments, ...

PURPOSE Internal mammary lymph node (IMLN) metastasis is an important prognostic indicator in breast cancer. However, the necessity of internal mammary sentinel lymph node biopsy for accurate staging, for choosing adjuvant treatment, and as a prognostic indicator, has remained controversial. METHODS From January 2001 to December 2006, 525 female breast cancer patients underwent radical surger...