[Focus on axillary anatomy: The Carl Langer muscle, a great forgotten muscle in the training of medical residents in gynecology and obstetrics.]
Fiche publication
Date publication
juin 2021
Journal
Gynecologie, obstetrique, fertilite & senologie
Auteurs
Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr MATHELIN Carole
Tous les auteurs :
Martel C, Cruchet C, Vibert F, Mathelin C
Lien Pubmed
Résumé
The Carl Langer muscle is the main anatomical variation of the walls of the axillary area, its incidence being about 7%. The presence of this muscle crossing the anterior edge of the axillary vessels can induce difficulties of exposure, location and dissection during axillary surgery. In addition, it may be responsible for primary lymphedema of the upper limb, venous thrombosis of the axillary vein or thoracic outlet syndrome due to vascular or nervous compression. The objective of this work was to evaluate the state of knowledge on Carl Langer muscle of the gynecology-obstetrics medical residents of the French Eastern Region.
Mots clés
Anatomic variant, Anatomie axillaire, Axillary Anatomy, Breast surgery, Chirurgie mammaire, Curage axillaire, Langer’s muscle, Lymph node dissection, Lymphadénectomie sélective sentinelle, Muscle de Carl Langer, Sentinel Lymph node dissection, Variant anatomique
Référence
Gynecol Obstet Fertil Senol. 2021 Jun 28;: