"Pectoralis Muscles" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The pectoralis major and pectoralis minor muscles that make up the upper and fore part of the chest in front of the AXILLA.
| Descriptor ID |
D010369
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A02.633.567.775
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| Concept/Terms |
Pectoralis Muscles- Pectoralis Muscles
- Muscle, Pectoralis
- Muscles, Pectoralis
- Pectoralis Muscle
- Pectoral Muscle
- Muscle, Pectoral
- Muscles, Pectoral
- Pectoral Muscles
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pectoralis Muscles" by people in Profiles.
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The prognostic value of pneumonia severity score and pectoralis muscle Area on chest CT in adult COVID-19 patients. Eur J Radiol. 2020 Oct; 131:109271.
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A blinded randomized controlled trial to evaluate the use of botulinum toxin for pain control in breast reconstruction with tissue expanders. Ann Plast Surg. 2015 Mar; 74(3):281-3.
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Activity of pectoral fin motoneurons during two swimming gaits in the larval zebrafish (Danio rerio) and localization of upstream circuit elements. J Neurophysiol. 2012 Dec; 108(12):3393-402.
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Horrifying giant basal cell carcinoma of the face--a case report. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2008 Oct; 61(10):1248-9.
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Internal mammary perforator recipient vessels for breast reconstruction using free TRAM, DIEP, and SIEA flaps. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2007 Dec; 120(7):1769-1773.
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Reconstruction of the chestwall and thorax. J Surg Oncol. 2006 Nov 01; 94(6):455-65.
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Lateral thoracic artery as a vascular variant in the supply to the free serratus anterior flap. J Reconstr Microsurg. 2001 Aug; 17(6):413-5.
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Frozen shoulder syndrome associated with subpectoral defibrillator implantation. J Interv Card Electrophysiol. 1999 Oct; 3(3):253-6.
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Surgical management of persistent mediastinitis after coronary bypass grafting. Ann Thorac Surg. 1997 Sep; 64(3):854-6.