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axillary tail (of Spence)

Part of the mammary gland that extend along the inferolateral edge of the pectoralis major toward the axilla. (sometimes mistaken as a 'lymph' or enlarged lymph nodes).

General

breast; mammary gland

References

  1. Grant's Atlas of Anatomy, 10th edition, AMR Agur & MJ Lee (eds), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA 1999.
  2. Clinically Oriented Anatomy, 4th edition, KL Moore & AF Dalley (eds), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA 1999.

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