Espiral AtlasBreast (mammary gland)
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The body, more or less circular, rests on the breast bed, which extends transversely from the lateral border of the sternum to the midaxillary line and, vertically, from the 2nd to the 6th rib. Two thirds of the bed are the pectoral fascia over the pectoralis major.
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- Structure
- Neighborhood
- Blood supply
- Innervation
- Lymphatics
- Clinical
Related clinical cases
- Breast cancer
- Polymastia, polythelia and amastia
- Gynecomastia