TY - JOUR
T1 - Unilateral axillary arch and variations in the axillary vein and intercostal nerves
T2 - A case report
AU - Ramanadham, Sharada
AU - Kalthur, Sneha Guruprasad
AU - Pai, Shakunthala R.
PY - 2011/1
Y1 - 2011/1
N2 - Knowledge of muscular, vascular, and neural variations in the axilla is of great clinical importance, especially in mastectomies, breast reconstruction, and axillary bypass operations. In the present paper, we report unilateral variations observed in the axillary region of a male cadaver. A fibromuscular axillary arch was observed on the right side. On the same side, there was a bifurcated axillary vein; a medial cutaneous nerve of the arm passed through and later ran beneath this axillary vein. In addition, the intercostobrachial nerve was absent on the right side. The clinical significance of the variations observed and their embryological basis are discussed in this paper.
AB - Knowledge of muscular, vascular, and neural variations in the axilla is of great clinical importance, especially in mastectomies, breast reconstruction, and axillary bypass operations. In the present paper, we report unilateral variations observed in the axillary region of a male cadaver. A fibromuscular axillary arch was observed on the right side. On the same side, there was a bifurcated axillary vein; a medial cutaneous nerve of the arm passed through and later ran beneath this axillary vein. In addition, the intercostobrachial nerve was absent on the right side. The clinical significance of the variations observed and their embryological basis are discussed in this paper.
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M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:79551560217
SN - 1394-195X
VL - 18
SP - 68
EP - 71
JO - Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences
JF - Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences
IS - 1
ER -