Tail of Spence

The tail of Spence (Spence's tail, axillary process, axillary tail) is an extension of the tissue of the breast that extends into the axilla.[1] It is actually an extension of the upper lateral quadrant of the breast. It passes into the axilla through an opening in the deep fascia called foramen of Langer.

Tail of Spence
Lymph nodes - #3 and #4 are in the region of the tail of Spence.
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LatinProcessus axillaris,
processus lateralis mammae
TA98A16.0.02.007
TA27100
FMA58072
Anatomical terminology

It is named after the Scottish surgeon James Spence.[2]

In clinical terms, the breast is divided into quadrants. The tail of Spence is an extension of the upper outer quadrant of the breast.[3]

Breast cancer

Breast cancer can develop in the tail of Spence. One form is referred to as carcinoma of the axillary tail of Spence (CATS). Various studies have calculated CATS as representing 0.1-1% of breast cancers.[4][3]

See also

References
  1. Memon S, Emanuel JC (2008). "The axillary tail--an important caveat in prophylactic mastectomy". Breast J. 14 (3): 313–4. doi:10.1111/j.1524-4741.2008.00585.x. PMID 18373642.
  2. Sebastian, Anton (1999). A dictionary of the history of medicine. Carnforth, Lancs: Parthenon. p. 677. ISBN 1-85070-021-4.
  3. https://europepmc.org/article/PMC/5958946. Retrieved 3 December 2020. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. Ampil, Federico; Caldito, Gloria; Henderson, Benjamin; Li, Benjamin; Kim, Roger H.; Burton, Gary; Chu, Quyen (1 September 2012). "Carcinoma of the Axillary Tail of Spence: A Case Series". Anticancer Research. pp. 4057–4059. Retrieved 3 December 2020.


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