The sternalis muscle: A normal finding encountered during breast surgery

Authors
Bailey, PM Tzarnas, CD
Citation
Pm. Bailey et Cd. Tzarnas, The sternalis muscle: A normal finding encountered during breast surgery, PLAS R SURG, 103(4), 1999, pp. 1189-1190
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery,"Medical Research Diagnosis & Treatment
Journal title
PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY
ISSN journal
00321052 → ACNP
Volume
103
Issue
4
Year of publication
1999
Pages
1189 - 1190
Database
ISI
SICI code
0032-1052(199904)103:4<1189:TSMANF>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
We report a case of mastectomy and immediate reconstruction in which the st ernalis muscle, a normal anatomic variant, was encountered. Most surgeons w e surveyed are not familiar with this variant.