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Chest Pain Along Anterior Axillary Line

MedGen UID:
1708622
•Concept ID:
C5238544
•
Finding

Definition

The location of the chest pain is along an imaginary vertical line that descends along the lateral aspect of the chest wall originating from the armpit. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVChest Pain Along Anterior Axillary Line

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Forgotten Branch of the Intercostal Nerve: Implication for Cryoablation Nerve Block for Pectus Excavatum Repair.
Talsma J, Kusakavitch M, Lee D, Niederhauser C, Palmer B, Ozgediz D, Idowu O, Kim S
J Pediatr Surg 2023 Dec;58(12):2435-2440. Epub 2023 May 16 doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2023.05.006. PMID: 37286412
Comparison of post-operative and pulmonary morbidity due to subxiphoid and midaxillary chest drainage tubes after coronary artery bypass grafting.
Selcuk I, Selcuk N
Ann Ital Chir 2023;94:219-225. PMID: 36994480
Comparison of Postoperative Pain and Recovery between Single-Port and Two-Port Thoracoscopic Lobectomy for Lung Cancer.
Liu Z, Yang R, Shao F
Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2019 Mar;67(2):142-146. Epub 2018 Jul 9 doi: 10.1055/s-0038-1666835. PMID: 29986350
Subxiphoid versus intercostal chest tubes: comparison of postoperative pain and pulmonary morbidities after coronary artery bypass grafting.
Guden M, Korkmaz AA, Onan B, Onan IS, Tarakci SI, Fidan F
Tex Heart Inst J 2012;39(4):507-12. PMID: 22949766Free PMC Article
Rib fixation for severe chest deformity due to multiple rib fractures.
Igai H, Kamiyoshihara M, Nagashima T, Ohtaki Y
Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2012;18(5):458-61. Epub 2012 Feb 29 doi: 10.5761/atcs.cr.11.01759. PMID: 22374073

Diagnosis

Comparison of Postoperative Pain and Recovery between Single-Port and Two-Port Thoracoscopic Lobectomy for Lung Cancer.
Liu Z, Yang R, Shao F
Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2019 Mar;67(2):142-146. Epub 2018 Jul 9 doi: 10.1055/s-0038-1666835. PMID: 29986350
Subxiphoid versus intercostal chest tubes: comparison of postoperative pain and pulmonary morbidities after coronary artery bypass grafting.
Guden M, Korkmaz AA, Onan B, Onan IS, Tarakci SI, Fidan F
Tex Heart Inst J 2012;39(4):507-12. PMID: 22949766Free PMC Article
Unexpected toxicity in a patient treated with 3D conformal accelerated partial breast radiotherapy.
Gupta S, Scanderbeg DJ, Kamrava M, Yashar CM
Brachytherapy 2009 Apr-Jun;8(2):207-209. Epub 2009 Feb 20 doi: 10.1016/j.brachy.2008.12.005. PMID: 19230788

Therapy

Comparison of post-operative and pulmonary morbidity due to subxiphoid and midaxillary chest drainage tubes after coronary artery bypass grafting.
Selcuk I, Selcuk N
Ann Ital Chir 2023;94:219-225. PMID: 36994480
Comparison of Postoperative Pain and Recovery between Single-Port and Two-Port Thoracoscopic Lobectomy for Lung Cancer.
Liu Z, Yang R, Shao F
Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2019 Mar;67(2):142-146. Epub 2018 Jul 9 doi: 10.1055/s-0038-1666835. PMID: 29986350
Subxiphoid versus intercostal chest tubes: comparison of postoperative pain and pulmonary morbidities after coronary artery bypass grafting.
Guden M, Korkmaz AA, Onan B, Onan IS, Tarakci SI, Fidan F
Tex Heart Inst J 2012;39(4):507-12. PMID: 22949766Free PMC Article
Unexpected toxicity in a patient treated with 3D conformal accelerated partial breast radiotherapy.
Gupta S, Scanderbeg DJ, Kamrava M, Yashar CM
Brachytherapy 2009 Apr-Jun;8(2):207-209. Epub 2009 Feb 20 doi: 10.1016/j.brachy.2008.12.005. PMID: 19230788

Prognosis

Unexpected toxicity in a patient treated with 3D conformal accelerated partial breast radiotherapy.
Gupta S, Scanderbeg DJ, Kamrava M, Yashar CM
Brachytherapy 2009 Apr-Jun;8(2):207-209. Epub 2009 Feb 20 doi: 10.1016/j.brachy.2008.12.005. PMID: 19230788

Clinical prediction guides

Forgotten Branch of the Intercostal Nerve: Implication for Cryoablation Nerve Block for Pectus Excavatum Repair.
Talsma J, Kusakavitch M, Lee D, Niederhauser C, Palmer B, Ozgediz D, Idowu O, Kim S
J Pediatr Surg 2023 Dec;58(12):2435-2440. Epub 2023 May 16 doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2023.05.006. PMID: 37286412
Rib fixation for severe chest deformity due to multiple rib fractures.
Igai H, Kamiyoshihara M, Nagashima T, Ohtaki Y
Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2012;18(5):458-61. Epub 2012 Feb 29 doi: 10.5761/atcs.cr.11.01759. PMID: 22374073

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