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Journal of Case Reports
Oblique Pectoralis Anterior Muscle: A Rare Anatomical Variation of the Pectoral Region
Kapil Dev, Shiva Kumar, Jaiprakash Gurawalia, Syed Althaf
Department of Surgical Oncology, Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
Corresponding Author:
Dr. Kapil Dev
Email: dr.kapil2010@gmail.com 
Received: 30-JAN-2016 Accepted: 07-APR-2016 Published Online: 25-MAY-2016
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17659/01.2016.0056
Abstract
The “oblique pectoralis anterior” an accessory muscle anterior to pectoralis major muscle originates from 4th and 5th costochondral junction with oblique orientation and inserts inferiorly to the anterior rectus sheath. We noticed an accessory muscle, superficial to pectoralis major with similar anatomy during mastectomy for carcinoma breast.
Keywords : Axilla, Breast Neoplasms, Humans, Mastectomy, Pectoralis Muscles.
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