Asymmetry of the Accessory Anterior Digastric Muscle Bellies: The Clinical Significance in Facial and Neck Surgery.

accessory muscle anterior belly digastric muscle hyoid bone submandibular triangle submental area variation

Journal

Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
29 Feb 2020
Historique:
entrez: 8 4 2020
pubmed: 8 4 2020
medline: 8 4 2020
Statut: epublish

Résumé

The anterior digastric muscle belly (ADMB) may present significant variations of substantial surgical importance. We present an unusual complex bilateral asymmetry of an accessory ADMB found when dissecting the submental area in a 72-year-old Greek male cadaver. A rare variant was recognized in the submental area constituted by a combination of bilateral asymmetry of the ADMB with unilateral absence of the intermediate tendon. The complex variant caused an obvious morphological asymmetry in the submental area. Such muscular variations may alter the surgical approach to the submental region. Clinicians involved in the treatment of this area should be aware of any possible variant, particularly when dealing with neck mass patients.

Identifiants

pubmed: 32257693
doi: 10.7759/cureus.7148
pmc: PMC7108676
doi:

Types de publication

Case Reports

Langues

eng

Pagination

e7148

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2020, Natsis et al.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Auteurs

Konstantinos Natsis (K)

Anatomy and Surgical Anatomy, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, GRC.

Maria Piagkou (M)

Anatomy and Surgical Anatomy, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, GRC.

Nikolaos Lazaridis (N)

Anatomy and Surgical Anatomy, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, GRC.

Nikolaos Anastasopoulos (N)

Anatomy and Surgical Anatomy, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, GRC.

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