. The breast: its anomalies, its diseases, and their treatment . Leaving the wound open and prolonging drainage mean infection andmuch fibrous tissue. The technic of the operation is as follows: An incision, skirting the upper margin of the breast, is made from a point on the edge of the sternumfarthest from the growth and on a level with the nipple, to a point on the same level at the posterioraxillary fold. Towels, which are not shown in the illustrations, are attached to the edges of theincision, so as to completely exclude the skin from the field of operation. The skin is undermined fromth
. The breast: its anomalies, its diseases, and their treatment . Leaving the wound open and prolonging drainage mean infection andmuch fibrous tissue. The technic of the operation is as follows: An incision, skirting the upper margin of the breast, is made from a point on the edge of the sternumfarthest from the growth and on a level with the nipple, to a point on the same level at the posterioraxillary fold. Towels, which are not shown in the illustrations, are attached to the edges of theincision, so as to completely exclude the skin from the field of operation. The skin is undermined fromthe incision to the clavicle and the head of the humerus, and from the sternum to the posterior axillaryfold. The clavicular is separated from the costal portion of the pectoralis major, and the tendon of thelatter severed close to the humerus. CARCINOMA 6iS The costo-coracoid membrane is divided, and the pectoralis minor cut at its point of insertion. Witha self-retaining retractor of the Balfour tj^pe, and a smaller retractor held by an assistant, the entire. Fig. 235 —Amputation of the breast; dissection of axilla. (Stewart.)
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