Three years prior to admission the patient developed an annoying and slightly painful sensation in the right posterior axillary line overlying the tenth and eleventh ribs.

Presentation of Case A sixty-six-year-old, Albanian-born, retired painter was admitted to the hospital because of abnormal x-ray films of the chest. Four years previously he entered another hospita ...

The subscapular axillary lymph nodes are located on the lower part of the armpit’s posterior (rear) wall.

If a vertical line were drawn bisecting the distance between the anterior and posterior folds, it would denote the mid-axillary line.

Lymphedema of the arm and hand undoubtedly impairs quality of life (QOL) after local therapy for breast cancer. 11 However, there are other sources that can affect QOL after axillary surgery, such as ...