The observation of an axillary arch during dissection: A case report
Background: The axillary arch is a rare axillary abnormality described as a slim muscular slip extending from the latissimus dorsi to the pectoralis major muscles. This arch has been indicated as the main reason for hyper-abduction syndrome and neurovascular compression in the axillary region. Case...
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| description | Background: The axillary arch is a rare axillary abnormality described as a slim muscular slip extending from the latissimus dorsi to the pectoralis major muscles. This arch has been indicated as the main reason for hyper-abduction syndrome and neurovascular compression in the axillary region. Case presentation: During the dissection of the right axillary cavity of a 74-year-old man for medical students, a case of the axillary arch was found, arising from the lateral border of the latissimus dorsi muscle and terminating in the pectoralis major tendon and the fascia covering the coracobrachialis muscle. Conclusion: Since this variation has not been reported in our country so far, this study can help surgeons to have a better understanding of anatomy and the prevalence of this structure. This muscle can be clinically important in axillary surgeries; due to its influences on the brachial plexus and axillary vessels, covering lymph nodes and altering local anatomy. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-29692a4b79e64ab7b46ea12ca7646fc52023-06-06T04:00:56ZengElsevierTranslational Research in Anatomy2214-854X2023-06-0131100244The observation of an axillary arch during dissection: A case reportMohammad Ebrahim Astaneh0Fatemeh Rezaei-Tazangi1Mohammad Reza Astaneh2Reza Arefnezhad3Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, IranDepartment of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, IranDepartment of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, Iran; Corresponding author.Coenzyme R Research Institute, Tehran, Iran; Student Research Committee, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IranBackground: The axillary arch is a rare axillary abnormality described as a slim muscular slip extending from the latissimus dorsi to the pectoralis major muscles. This arch has been indicated as the main reason for hyper-abduction syndrome and neurovascular compression in the axillary region. Case presentation: During the dissection of the right axillary cavity of a 74-year-old man for medical students, a case of the axillary arch was found, arising from the lateral border of the latissimus dorsi muscle and terminating in the pectoralis major tendon and the fascia covering the coracobrachialis muscle. Conclusion: Since this variation has not been reported in our country so far, this study can help surgeons to have a better understanding of anatomy and the prevalence of this structure. This muscle can be clinically important in axillary surgeries; due to its influences on the brachial plexus and axillary vessels, covering lymph nodes and altering local anatomy.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214854X23000134Anatomical variationLanger muscleLatissimus dorsi musclePectoralis major muscleAxillary arch |
| spellingShingle | Mohammad Ebrahim Astaneh Fatemeh Rezaei-Tazangi Mohammad Reza Astaneh Reza Arefnezhad The observation of an axillary arch during dissection: A case report Translational Research in Anatomy Anatomical variation Langer muscle Latissimus dorsi muscle Pectoralis major muscle Axillary arch |
| title | The observation of an axillary arch during dissection: A case report |
| title_full | The observation of an axillary arch during dissection: A case report |
| title_fullStr | The observation of an axillary arch during dissection: A case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | The observation of an axillary arch during dissection: A case report |
| title_short | The observation of an axillary arch during dissection: A case report |
| title_sort | observation of an axillary arch during dissection a case report |
| topic | Anatomical variation Langer muscle Latissimus dorsi muscle Pectoralis major muscle Axillary arch |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214854X23000134 |
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