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12-08-2023 | Letter To Editor

About the term Langer's axillary arch

Authors: Georgi P. Georgiev, Iva N. Dimitrova, Boycho Landzhov

Published in: Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy | Issue 9/2023

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We read with great interest the article by Arzate-Ramirez and Ortiz-Mendoza [1] on the presence of axillary arch (AA) muscle found during operations in patients with breast cancer—“Langer's arch in axillary dissections from patients with breast cancer: a retrospective study”. The authors performed their study in 123 axillary surgical dissections, in which they established the presence of this variant muscle in 33 cases (26.8%). …

Arzate-Ramirez VH, Ortiz-Mendoza CM (2023) Langer’s arch in axillary dissections from patients with breast cancer: a retrospective study. Surg Radiol Anat. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00276-023-03171-2CrossRefPubMed

Georgiev GP (2020) Langer's axillary arch-a term used through the years, but is it correct?: Re: Rajakulasingam R, Saifuddin A. Fullness in the left axilla-answer: Langer's axillary arch. Skeletal Radiol (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00256-020-03467-z. Skeletal Radiol 49:1681. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00256-020-03544-3

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Title: About the term Langer's axillary arch
Authors: Georgi P. Georgiev
Iva N. Dimitrova
Boycho Landzhov
Publication date: 12-08-2023
Publisher: Springer Paris
Published in: Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy / Issue 9/2023
Print ISSN: 0930-1038
Electronic ISSN: 1279-8517
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00276-023-03223-7

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