posterior axillary fold
pos·te·ri·or ax·il·lar·y fold
musculocutaneous ridge overlying and including latissimus dorsi and teres major muscles and tendons of insertion that bounds the axillary fossa posteriorly.
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Under General Anaesthesia, Lazy S incision was put from anterior to
posterior axillary folds. Findings included a multiloculated cystic lesion containing bluish transparent fluid, which was excised preserving axillary neurovascular structures (Fig.
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