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OBJECTIVES
By the end of the lecture, the student should be
able to describe:
? Shape and position of the female breast.
? Structure of the mammary gland.
? List blood supply of the female breast.
? Lymphatic drainage of the female breast.
? Applied anatomy in the female breast
INTRODUCTION
? Mammary Glands exist in both sexes.
? Rudimentary in males throughout life
? Start developing at puberty in females
? Most of the development occurs
during later months of pregnancy and
lactation
Parts, Shape & position of the Gland
? It is conical in shape.
? It lies in superficial fascia
of the front of chest.
? It has a base, apex and tail.
? Its base extends from 2nd
to 6th ribs.
? It extends from the
sternum to the
midaxil ary line lateral y.
? It has no capsule.
SHAPE AND POSITION OF FEMALE BREAST
? 2/3 of its base lies
on the pectoralis
major muscle, while
its inferolateral 1/3
lies on:
? Serratus anterior &
? External oblique
muscles.
? Its superolateral
part sends a process
into the axil a cal ed
the axil ary tail or
axil ary process.
SHAPE AND POSITION OF FEMALE BREAST
? Nipple:
? It is a conical eminence that
projects forwards from the
anterior surface of the breast.
? The nipple lies opposite 4th
intercostal space.
? It carries 15-20 narrow pores
of the lactiferous ducts.
? Areola :
? It is a dark pink brownish
circular area of skin that
surrounds the nipple.
? The subcutaneous tissues of
nipple & areola are devoid of
fat.
STRUCTURE OF MAMMARY GLAND
? It is non capsulated gland.
? It has fibrous strands
(ligaments of cooper) which
connect the skin with deep
fascia of pectoralis major.
? Retromammary space.
What is its Importance?
STRUCTURE OF MAMMARY GLAND
? It is formed of 15-20 lobes.
? Each lobe is formed of a
number of lobules.
? It has from 15-20 lactiferous
ducts which open by the same
number of openings on the
summit of the nipple.
ARTERIAL SUPPLY
? 1. Perforating
branches of internal
thoracic (internal
mammary) artery.
? 2. Mammary
branches of lateral
thoracic artery.
? 3. Mammary
branches of
Intercostal arteries.
VENOUS SUPPLY
? Veins are
corresponding to
the arteries.
? Circular venous
plexus are found
at the base of
nipple.
? Final y, veins of
this plexus drain
into axil ary &
internal thoracic
veins.
AXILLARY LYMPH NODES
? They are arranged into 5
groups which lie in axillary
fat :
? Pectoral (Anterior) group :
which lies on the pectoralis
minor along lateral thoracic
vessels.
? Subscapular (Posterior)
group : which lies on
posterior wall of axilla on
lower border of
subscapularis along
subscapular vessels.
AXILLARY LYMPH NODES
? Brachial (Lateral) group : lies on
lateral wall of axilla along 3rd
part of axil ary vessels.
? Central group : lies in axillary fat
at the base of axil a.
? Apical group : lies at apex of
axil a.
? Subclavian lymph trunk:
? it is formed by union of efferent
lymph vessels of apical group. It
usually opens in subclavian vein.
On the left side it usually opens
into thoracic duct.
LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE
? Subareolar lymphatic
plexus :
? Lies beneath the areola.
? Deep lymphatic plexus:
? Lies on the deep fascia
covering pectoralis
major.
? Both plexuses radiate in
many directions and
drain into different
lymph nodes.
APPLIED ANATOMY- CANCER BREAST
? It is a common surgical condition.
? 60% of carcinomas of breast occur
in the upper lateral quadrant.
? 75% of lymph from the breast
drains into the axil ary lymph
nodes.
? In case of carcinoma of one breast,
the other breast and the opposite
axil ary lymph nodes are affected
because of the anastomosing
lymphatics between both breasts.
? The lactiferous
ducts are radial y
Applied Anatomy
arranged from the
nipple, so incision
of the gland should
be made in a radial
direction to avoid
cutting through the
ducts.
? Infiltration of the
ligaments of Cooper
by breast cancer
leads to its
shortening giving
peau de'orange
appearance of the
breast.
Mammary ridge
? Mammary ridge
extends from the axil a
to the inguinal region.
? In human, the ridge
disappears EXCEPT for a
smal part in the
pectoral region.
? In animals, several
mammary glands are
formed along this ridge.
Skin /sebaceous gland
What is the difference
Axillary Lymph node
Axillary (ipsilateral): interpectoral (Rotter's) nodes and lymph
nodes along the axillary vein and its tributaries that is divided into
the following levels:
a. Level I (low-axilla): lymph nodes lateral to the lateral border of
pectoralis minor muscle.
b. Level II (mid-axilla): lymph nodes between the medial and
lateral borders of the pectoralis minor muscle and the
interpectoral (Rotter's) lymph nodes.
c. Level III (apical axilla): lymph nodes medial to the medial
margin of the pectoralis minor muscle and inferior to the clavicle.
These are also known as apical or infraclavicular nodes.
Sentinel node biopsy and axillary
dissection
? Sentinel node biopsy is the most common way to
check the axillary lymph nodes for cancer.
? Before or during the procedure, a radioactive
substance (called a tracer) and/or a blue dye is
injected into the breast. These substances help the
surgeon find the nodes to remove.
? The first lymph node(s) to absorb the tracer or dye is
called the sentinel node(s). This is also the first lymph
node(s) where breast cancer is likely to spread.
Sentinel node biopsy and axillary
dissection
? The surgeon removes the sentinel node(s) to
get it checked if the node(s) contain cancer
cells.
? If cancer is not found, it's likely the other
nodes do not contain cancer. So, no more
surgery is needed.
? If the node(s) do contain cancer, more lymph
nodes may be removed, which is called axillary
dissection.
Lymphedema
? When lymph nodes are removed, some of the
lymph vessels can become blocked and cause
lymphedema. Lymphedema is a build-up of
lymphatic fluid. It causes swelling in the arm
or other areas such as the hand, fingers,
breast, chest or back.
Lymphedema
? Lymphedema isn't common when only a few
lymph nodes are removed. The cases that do
occur are less severe than when more nodes
are removed.
? Today, sentinel node biopsy is the preferred
way to remove lymph nodes (only a few nodes
are removed). So, most people don't get
lymphedema.
Clinical anatomy
? Skin incisions over breast
? Retraction of skin and nipple
? Congenital anomalies- `'thelia'' and `'mastia''
? Lymphadenopathy
? Krukenberg's tumour
? Breast examination
1-
? A 40 years female presents with pain along the
medial side of arm. On examination- she has
palpable lump in upper outer quadrant of breast
and enlarged axil ary lymph nodes. This referred
pain is due to enlarged lymph nodes compressing
-
? A- long thoracic nerve
? B- Intercostobrachial nerve
? C- lateral pectoral nerve
? D- medial cutaneous nerve of arm
2
? Which of the fol owing is correct about lymphatic
drainage of mammary gland?
? A- pectoral group of lymph nodes lie along lower
border of pectoralis major
? B-medial group of axil ary lymph nodes drain
inner quadrants
? C- 75% of lymphatics from mammary glands
drained by Internal mammary nodes
? D- lymphatics from breast can transmit to ovarian
surface
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