Unusual muscle of the anterior neck: cadaveric findings with surgical applications.

Authors

Joe Iwanaga
Yoko Tabira
Christian Fisahn, Swedish Neuroscience Institute, Swedish Medical Center, Seattle, WA, USA.
Fernando Alonso, Swedish Neuroscience InstituteFollow
Koichi Watanabe
Jingo Kusukawa
Rod J Oskouian, Swedish Neuroscience Institute, Swedish Medical Center, Seattle, Washington, USAFollow
R Shane Tubbs
Koh-Ichi Yamaki

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

9-1-2017

Publication Title

Anat Cell Biol

Keywords

Anatomic variation; Anatomy; Neck dissection; Neck muscles; Surgery

Abstract

The omohyoid muscle typically has an inferior belly originating from the superior border of the scapula, and then passes deep to the sternocleidomastoid muscle where its superior belly passes almost vertically upward next to the lateral border of sternohyoid to attach to the inferior border of the body of the hyoid bone lateral to the insertion of sternohyoid. Herein, we report an unusual variant of the omohyoid and sternohyoid muscles. As the omohyoid muscle is commonly used as a surgical landmark during neck dissections, knowledge of its variations such as the one described in the current report is important to surgeons.

Clinical Institute

Neurosciences (Brain & Spine)

Department

Neurosciences

Department

Surgery

Recommended Citation

Iwanaga, Joe; Tabira, Yoko; Fisahn, Christian; Alonso, Fernando; Watanabe, Koichi; Kusukawa, Jingo; Oskouian, Rod J; Tubbs, R Shane; and Yamaki, Koh-Ichi, "Unusual muscle of the anterior neck: cadaveric findings with surgical applications." (2017). Articles, Abstracts, and Reports. 1754.
https://digitalcommons.providence.org/publications/1754