An unusual finding of the pectoralis major muscle: decussation of sternal fibers across the midline.

Anatomic variation Anatomy Cadaver Pectorais muscles

Journal

Anatomy & cell biology
ISSN: 2093-3665
Titre abrégé: Anat Cell Biol
Pays: Korea (South)
ID NLM: 101531987

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
31 Dec 2020
Historique:
received: 16 03 2020
revised: 23 04 2020
accepted: 29 04 2020
pubmed: 11 7 2020
medline: 11 7 2020
entrez: 11 7 2020
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Variations of the pectoralis major muscle are commonly seen. However, during the routine dissection of an adult male cadaver, an apparently uncommon muscular variant was identified. In this cadaver, the sternal heads of the left and right pectoralis muscles crossed the midline and interdigitated with one another. In addition, the clavicular heads of both pectoralis major muscles were separated from the remaining parts of the muscles. Such anatomical variants such be kept in mind by clinicians and surgeons during patient evaluation and treatment.

Identifiants

pubmed: 32647074
pii: acb.20.058
doi: 10.5115/acb.20.058
pmc: PMC7769107
doi:

Types de publication

Case Reports

Langues

eng

Pagination

505-508

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Auteurs

Halle Burley (H)

Western University of Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific Northwest, Lebanon, OR, USA.

Georgi P Georgiev (GP)

Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, University Hospital Queen Giovanna-ISUL, Medical University of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria.

Joe Iwanaga (J)

Department of Neurosurgery, Tulane Center for Clinical Neurosciences, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA.

Aaron S Dumont (AS)

Department of Neurosurgery, Tulane Center for Clinical Neurosciences, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA.

R Shane Tubbs (RS)

Department of Neurosurgery, Tulane Center for Clinical Neurosciences, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA.
Department of Structural and Cellular Biology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA.
Department of Neurosurgery and Ochsner Neuroscience Institute, Ochsner Health System, New Orleans, LA, USA.
Department of Anatomical Sciences, St. George's University, St. George's, Grenada, West Indies.

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