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Fig. 2

From: Partial axillary lymph node dissection inferior to the intercostobrachial nerves complements sentinel node biopsy in patients with clinically node-negative breast cancer

Fig. 2

Part of axillary lymph node dissection. Illustration: Part of axillary lymph node dissection (PALND) is bordered by intercostobrachial nerve (ICBN) on the upper margin, by the long thoracic nerve on the median margin, and by the thoracodorsal nerve on the posterior margin. The ICBN is revealed completely in the axillary space, and the lymph nodes adjoining the ICBN belong to the lower lymph nodes

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