The tail of Spence has historically been described as an extension of the tissue of the upper outer quadrant of the breast traveling into the axilla.

The tail of the breast, also called the tail of Spence, extends into the axilla. Regional lymph node drainage is typically to the ipsilateral axillary chain, ...

9 февр. 2022 г. · Widely quoted, “the axillary tail of Spence” refers to a contiguous extension of adipose angling superolaterally from the primary breast ...

The ATS is located in specific anatomical structure, which is a narrow part of mammary gland extension to axilla along the inferolateral edge of the pectoralis ...

The axillary tail of Spence (ATS) is considered a narrow extension of the upper quadrant of breast tissue that enters the axilla through a defect in the ...

1 июн. 2021 г. · When the baby is in the womb, a milk ridge develops, which extends from the armpit to the groin. By the time the baby is born, most of the ridge ...

3 сент. 2013 г. · The axillary tail of Spence is of prime concern after prophylactic mastectomy and breast reconstruction as it represents remnant breast tissue ...

Here it forms an axillary process or tail, called the tail of Spence. Now, let's take a look at this sagittal section of the female breast. As you can see ...

The axillary tail (tail of Spence) is a prolongation of the upper and outer quadrants of the breast towards the axilla.