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A Novel Axillary Artery Cutaneous Artery Perforator Flap for Partial Breast Reconstruction

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Dr. Jyoti Arora, HOD, Department of Anatomy, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi, for cadaveric dissection. Mr. Deepak Arora, Consultant Medical Physicist, Radiation Oncology, Max Healthcare, for illustrations.

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  1. Breast Unit, Department of Surgical Oncology, Max Institute of Cancer Care, Patparganj, New Delhi, India

    Geeta Kadayaprath, Naresh Guthula & Sandhya Gupta

  2. Department of General Surgery, SGT University, Chandu, Budhera, Gurgaon, Haryana, India

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Kadayaprath, G., Guthula, N. & Gupta, S. A Novel Axillary Artery Cutaneous Artery Perforator Flap for Partial Breast Reconstruction. Indian J Surg Oncol 14, 88–92 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13193-022-01617-4

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