A technic for total mastectomy with complete axillary dissection has been described. The
procedure utilizes division of the pectoralis major muscle between its clavicular and sternal …

A technical improvement of the muscle‐preserving radical mastectomy for breast cancer is
presented. In this procedure, the Sulcus interpectoralis, located between clavicular and …

This report describes our experience with a technique of modified radical mastectomy
involving incision of the lower lateral fibers of the pectoralis major muscle and detachment of …

TODAY MANY SURGEONS ARE CONVINCED that axillary lymph node dissection is as
complete in modified radical mastectomy as it is in the classical operation with removal of …

Materials and Methods Of the 115 procedures, 13 were performed for clinically nonpalpable
invasive breast carcinoma, discovered by mammographic examination, while 102 were for …

The upper part of the pectoralis major muscle is innervated by the medial pectoral nerve,
whereas the lateral pectoral nerve supplies approximately the lower third of the muscle. The …

STANDARD technics of axillary dissection utilize either excision 2 or transection 3'4'5 of the
pectoralis major muscle to facilitate exposure of the axillary contents. Although both methods …

The standard operative procedure at the Lahey Clinic Foundation for carcinoma of the
breast in stages A and B is, currently, total mastectomy and partial axillary dissection. The …

The preservation of the medial pectoralis nerve is classical and compulsory in the Patey
Modified Radical Mastectomy, which innervates the clavicular and sternal insertions of the …

The medial anterior thoracic nerve supplies the pectoralis minor muscle and costal portion of
the pectoralis major muscle. The lateral anterior thoracic nerve supplies the clavicular head …