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inframammary fold
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inframammary fold (IMF),
the angle of deflection where the breast tissue meets the chest wall below the breast.


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Inframammary incisions are not used for the mastectomy because of two potential failures: (1) effective access to remove the whole breast parenchyma including the upper outer quadrant and axillary tail; and (2) the danger of ischaemia of the breast lower pole skin between the inframammary incision and the nipple.
Risk-reducing mastectomy for women at high personal risk of breast ... by Baildam, Andrew D. / Advances in Breast Cancer
One of these, the skin-sparing mastectomy, means that all the breast skin (but not the nipple or areola) and usually the inframammary fold are retained.
The surgeon has a vital role in the management of patients with ... by Edge, Jenny; Hudson, Donald / CME: Your SA Journal of CPD
A positron emission tomography scan showed intense abnormal uptake in the liver and less specific uptake in the inframammary and bone marrow areas.
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