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Cooper's ligaments
Connective tissue in the breast that help maintain structural integrity / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about Cooper's ligaments of the breast. For the inguinal structure also called Cooper's Ligament, see Pectineal ligament.
Cooper's ligaments (also known as the suspensory ligaments of Cooper and the fibrocollagenous septa) are connective tissue in the breast that help maintain structural integrity. They are named for Astley Cooper, who first described them in 1840.[1][2] Their anatomy can be revealed using Transmission diffraction tomography.[3]
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Cooper's ligaments | |
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![]() Dissection of human breast: Cooper's ligaments labeled as "Retinacula cutis (Ligs. of Cooper)" and "Retinacula cutis" | |
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Latin | retinaculum cutis mammae, ligamenta suspensoria mammaria |
TA98 | A16.0.02.015 |
TA2 | 7109 |
FMA | 71433 |
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Cooper's suspensory ligament should not be confused with the pectineal ligament (sometimes called the inguinal ligament of Cooper) which shares the same eponym. Also, the intermediate fibers and/or the transverse part of the ulnar collateral ligament are sometimes called Cooper's ligament(s).[4][5]