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Case Reports

Clinical Importance of the Muscular Arch of the Axilla (Axillopectoral muscle, Langer’s Axillary Arch)

H. ÛçerlerDepartment of Anatomy, Ege University, Medicine Faculty, Izmir, Turkey.
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Z. A. Aktan IkizDepartment of Anatomy, Ege University, Medicine Faculty, Izmir, Turkey.View further author information
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Y. PinanDepartment of Anatomy, Ege University, Medicine Faculty, Izmir, Turkey.
Pages 326-328 | Published online: 11 Mar 2016

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