Robotic approach for lymphadenectomy of internal mammary lymph nodes in breast cancer: Five case reports

Figure 3 Patient position and port placement. A: The patient is positioned to the side of the operating room table according to the side of the chest being surgically approached. The ipsilateral arm is fixed below the level of the table to improve the exposure of the chest; B: The first port (camera port) is placed at the fifth intercostal space at the level of the mid-axillary line. Under view guidance, the two operative ports are placed respectively in the third intercostal space (operative port 1) and the fifth intercostal space 3 cm to 4 cm to the parasternal line (operative port 2).