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The female breast is situated on the thoracic wall between the second and sixth or seventh ribs, lateral to the sternum and medial to the anterior axillary line. The extension of the breast into the axilla is called Spencer’s tail. Posteriorly, it is related with the fascia of the pectoralis major, serratus anterior, abdominal external oblique and the most cranial part of the rectus abdominis muscles.
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Troupis, T., Markopoulos, C. (2023). Development, Physiology and Surgical Anatomy of the Breast. In: Markopoulos, C., Karakatsanis, A. (eds) Breast Cancer Management for Surgeons. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-37752-5_1
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