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What do the perforating branches of internal mammary artery mainly supply?
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Dr. Kathryn Wagneranswered
General Surgery 32 years experience
Chest wall: The ima [internal thoracic artery or internal mammary artery] branches supply the chest wall structures including the ribs, muscles, breasts continueing and perforating superfically to supply the abdominal wall structures as the superior epigastric artery.
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