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Chest wall structure

Known as: Wall, Chest, Thoracic Wall, Wall of thorax 
The total system of structures outside the lungs that move as a part of breathing; it includes all structures from the skin to the parietal pleura.
National Institutes of Health

Related topics

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Anterior chest wall structureBlood supply aspectsBody partCDISC SDTM Anatomical Location Terminology

Broader (3)

Anterior thoracic regionBody wall structureSubdivision of thorax

Narrower (9)

Endothoracic fasciaIntercostales intimiSkeletal muscle structure of thoraxStructure of external intercostal muscle

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Review
2000
Review
2000
Should internal mammary lymph nodes in breast cancer be a target for the radiation oncologist?
Review
1993
Review
1993
Radiologic placement of long-term central venous catheters: a review.
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
The effects of different techniques of internal mammary artery harvesting on sternal blood flow.
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Phase I trial of murine monoclonal antibody L6 in breast, colon, ovarian, and lung cancer.
Murine monoclonal antibody (MAb) L6 binds to an antigen expressed on the surface of breast, colon, ovary, and nonsmall-cell lung… 
Review
1984
Review
1984
Male breast cancer: a 13-year review of 89 patients.
A retrospective chart review was conducted of men with the diagnosis of carcinoma of the breast seen at this institution between… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Maximal static pressures in healthy children.
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Three-field technique for breast irradiation using tangential field corner blocks.
Review
1981
Review
1981
Analysis of failures following local treatment of isolated local-regional recurrence of breast cancer.
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Congenital deformities of the chest wall and their operative correction
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
Development of Baroreflex Activity in Unanesthetized Fetal and Neonatal Lambs
Baroreflex activity was assessed in 10 fetal lambs at 85−145 days of gestation. ECG leads sewn to the fetal chest wall, vinyl… 
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