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Axilla

Known as: Underarm, Fossa axillaris, Regio axillaris 
Area of the human body underneath the SHOULDER JOINT, also known as the armpit or underarm.
National Institutes of Health

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25 relations
Apex of axillaAxillary DisorderAxillary LipomaAxillary Lymphadenitis

Broader (2)

Body RegionsShoulder

Narrower (2)

Left axillary fossaStructure of right axillary region

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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Linking contralateral breast cancer with genetics.
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Positron emission tomography in patients with breast cancer using (18)F-3'-deoxy-3'-fluoro-l-thymidine ((18)F-FLT)-a pilot study.
Review
2005
Review
2005
Contralateral uptake and metastases in sentinel lymph node mapping for recurrent breast cancer
Sentinel lymph node mapping as a constitutive component in the staging process for invasive breast cancer continues to gain… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Quality assurance of axillary radiotherapy in the EORTC AMAROS trial 10981/22023: the dummy run.
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Infrared tympanic thermometer can accurately measure the body temperature in children in an emergency room setting.
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Preoperative lymphoscintigraphy during lymphatic mapping for breast cancer: improved sentinel node imaging using subareolar injection of technetium 99m sulfur colloid.
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Sentinel lymphadenectomy accurately predicts nodal status in T2 breast cancer.
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
An eruptive vascular proliferation resembling acquired tufted angioma in the recipient of a liver transplant.
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
High-frequency oscillations in human electromyograms during voluntary contractions.
Spectral analysis was used to identify correlated sinusoidal frequency components in left and right side diaphragm… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Three-field technique for breast irradiation using tangential field corner blocks.
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