Presentation
Screening breast ultrasound.
Patient Data
Age: 55
Gender: Female
From the case:
Lateral mammary artery branch (breast ultrasound)
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A tubular structure immersed in the adipose tissue of the upper-external quadrant of a normal breast. Color Doppler clearly demonstrates its vascular nature.
Case Discussion
The artery is a branch of the lateral mammary artery (from the axillary artery), associated with a vein and a nerve (not visible) which constitutes the neurovascular bundle that does not follow the duct system.
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