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The adult female breast is located within the superficial fascia of the anterior chest wall. The base of the breast extends from the 2nd rib above to the 6th or 7th rib below, and from the sternal border medially to the midaxillary line laterally. Two-thirds of the base of the breast lies anterior to the pectoralis major muscle; the remainder lies anterior to the serratus anterior muscle. A small part may lie over the aponeurosis of the external oblique muscle.
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Skandalakis, J.E., Skandalakis, L.J., Skandalakis, P.N. (2000). Breast. In: Surgical Anatomy and Technique. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-7993-9_3
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