Korean J Phys Anthropol.  2018 Dec;31(4):167-170. 10.11637/kjpa.2018.31.4.167.

Variation of the Axillary Arch in Korean Cadaver

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  • 1Medical Course, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea.
  • 2Department of Anatomy, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea. anato82@dsmc.or.kr

Abstract

Axillary arch is relatively common variation of muscle in the axilla. There were several attentions on axillary arch due to its anatomical and surgical importance. During educational dissection, a variant muscle was found in right arm of 68-year-old female cadaver. The variation of muscle originated from the lateral edge of the latissimus dorsi muscle as muscular form. And then, it crossed the axillary artery and median nerve as tendinous form. Finally it became wide as muscular form and inserted into the pectoralis major. We reported this variant muscle and discussed its clinical significances.

Keyword

Axillary arch; Langer's muscle; Latissimus dorsi; Pectoralis major; Variation

MeSH Terms

Aged
Arm
Attention
Axilla
Axillary Artery
Cadaver*
Female
Humans
Median Nerve
Superficial Back Muscles
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