The Blood Supply to the Nipple-Areola Complex of the Human Mammary Gland

Abstract  The main sources of blood supply to the breast are described in textbooks as the internal thoracic, lateral thoracic, and posterior intercostal arteries. Textbooks, however, do not describe the contribution of each to the nippie-areoia complex (NAC), nor do they describe the pattern of supply.To investigate this issue, 15 female cadavers were injected intraarterially with latex, and dissections were performed on 27 breasts.