"Pectoralis Muscles" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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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| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pectoralis Muscles" by people in Profiles.
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Pectoralis muscle area is associated with bone mineral density and lung function in lung transplant candidates. Osteoporos Int. 2020 Jul; 31(7):1361-1367.
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Pectoralis muscle area and mortality in smokers without airflow obstruction. Respir Res. 2018 04 10; 19(1):62.
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Determinants of pre-transplantation pectoralis muscle area (PMA) and post-transplantation change in PMA in lung transplant recipients. Clin Transplant. 2017 03; 31(3).
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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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Sternal wound debridement and muscle flap reconstruction: functional implications. Ann Plast Surg. 2003 Aug; 51(2):115-22; discussion 123-5.
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[Repair of large facial defect with an expanded clavicular-pectoral skin flap]. Zhonghua Zheng Xing Wai Ke Za Zhi. 2002 Nov; 18(6):330-2.
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Carotid artery reconstruction combined with myocutaneous flap coverage: a complex and durable rescue operation. Ann Vasc Surg. 2002 Sep; 16(5):579-85.
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Venous chest anatomy: clinical implications. Eur J Radiol. 1998 Mar; 27(1):2-14.
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A comparison of resource costs for head and neck reconstruction with free and pectoralis major flaps. Plast Reconstr Surg. 1997 Apr; 99(5):1282-6.
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The pectoralis major myofascial flap for intraoral and pharyngeal reconstruction. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1992 Jul; 118(7):707-11.