Functional effects of preserving the intercostobrachial nerve and the lateral thoracic vein during axillary dissection in breast cancer conservative surgery

Functional effects of preserving the intercostobrachial nerve and the lateral thoracic vein during axillary dissection in breast cancer conservative surgery

Background/Aim. Conventional axillary dissection in breast cancer surgery implicates the section of the neurovascular elements passing through the dissected tissue: the intercostobrachial nerve (ICBN) and lateral thoracic vein (LTV). Preservation of the ICBN during axillary dissection is well docume...

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Main Authors: Ivanović Nebojša, Granić Miroslav, Ranđelović Tomislav, Bilanović Dragoljub, Đukanović Blagoje, Ristić Nataša, Babić Darko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Military Health Department, Ministry of Defance, Serbia 2007-01-01
Series:Vojnosanitetski Pregled
Subjects:
breast neoplasms
surgical operative procedures
axilla
peripheral nerves
veins
Online Access:http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0042-8450/2007/0042-84500703195I.pdf

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