Pectoral

Pectoralis stretch: Stand in a doorway or corner with both arms on the wall slightly above your head. Slowly lean forward until you feel a stretch in the front of your shoulders. Hold 15 to 30 seconds.
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Dolor pectoral:
se siente debajo del esternn
puede extenderse al cuello, mandbula, espalda, hombro, brazo
puede sentirse tensin, presin, compresin, opresin
puede o no aliviarse con el descanso o nitroglicerina ...
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Pecs: Slang for the pectoral muscles, muscles of the "anterior chest" (the front of the chest). The Latin "pectus" means "chest."
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arteriae carotidis internae; pars cervicalis ductus thoracici; pars cervicalis medullae spinalis; pars cervicalis oesophagi; pars chondropharyngea musculi constrictoris pharyngea medii; pars ciliaris retinae; pars clavicularis musculi pectoralis ...
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Radical mastectomy removes the breast, chest wall (pectoral) muscles, all of the lymph nodes under the arm, and some additional fat and skin. Often, chemotherapy or hormone therapy is given first to shrink the tumor (neoadjuvant therapy).
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In the Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group 82b study, 1,708 premenopausal women who were node-positive, T3 N0, or who had skin or pectoral fascial invasion were randomized to receive either cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, ...
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RADICAL MASTECTOMY involves removal of the chest wall muscles (pectorals) in addition to the breast and axillary lymph nodes. For many years, this operation was considered the standard for women with breast cancer, but it is rarely used today.
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