Dissection along the latissimus dorsi muscle

The pectoralis muscle has been exposed and retracted medially, and dissection is carried out on the anterior surface of the latissimus dorsi muscle as it courses superiorly.

Reproduced with permission from: Harris JR, Lippman ME, MorrowM, Osborne CK. Diseases of the Breast, Third Edition. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2004. Copyright © 2004 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

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