Giant axillary tumor resection using ultrasound-guided interscalene brachial plexus block and serratus anterior plane block

J Int Med Res. 2020 Sep;48(9):300060520954719. doi: 10.1177/0300060520954719.

Abstract

Herein, we report the combined use of interscalene brachial plexus block and serratus anterior plane block for surgical removal of a large neoplasm that was embedded deep in the axilla and chest wall of a patient with high-risk hypertension. With the combined use of conventional and novel nerve blocks, the large neoplasm was successfully resected without obvious complications.

Keywords: Interscalene brachial plexus block; axilla; chest wall; hypertension; neoplasm; serratus anterior plane block.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Axilla
  • Brachial Plexus Block*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography*
  • Ultrasonography, Interventional*