[Focus on axillary anatomy: The Carl Langer muscle, a great forgotten muscle in the training of medical residents in gynecology and obstetrics.]

Date publication

juin 2021

Journal

Gynecologie, obstetrique, fertilite & senologie

Auteurs

Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr MATHELIN Carole

Tous les auteurs :
Martel C, Cruchet C, Vibert F, Mathelin C

Lien Pubmed

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34197995

Résumé

The Carl Langer muscle is the main anatomical variation of the walls of the axillary area, its incidence being about 7%. The presence of this muscle crossing the anterior edge of the axillary vessels can induce difficulties of exposure, location and dissection during axillary surgery. In addition, it may be responsible for primary lymphedema of the upper limb, venous thrombosis of the axillary vein or thoracic outlet syndrome due to vascular or nervous compression. The objective of this work was to evaluate the state of knowledge on Carl Langer muscle of the gynecology-obstetrics medical residents of the French Eastern Region.

Mots clés

Anatomic variant, Anatomie axillaire, Axillary Anatomy, Breast surgery, Chirurgie mammaire, Curage axillaire, Langer’s muscle, Lymph node dissection, Lymphadénectomie sélective sentinelle, Muscle de Carl Langer, Sentinel Lymph node dissection, Variant anatomique

Référence

Gynecol Obstet Fertil Senol. 2021 Jun 28;: