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A fractal anterior digastric: a case report with surgical implications
2 Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, West Virginia University, School of Medicine, Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA, Email: hwlambert@hsc.wvu.edu
Received: 26-Aug-2013 Accepted Date: Apr 13, 2014; Published: 18-Nov-2014
Citation: © Int J Anat Var (IJAV). 2014; 7: 106–108.
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Abstract
A unique asymmetrical digastric muscle variant was discovered during glossectomy of a cadaver. The muscle gave rise to two smaller accessory bellies which, likewise, gave rise to another two smaller accessory bellies supported by a fascial sling. Although variant anatomy of the anterior belly of the digastric is common, we report a new structural presentation. Understanding the diverse anatomical variety among digastric muscles is particularly important with regard to both surgery and differential diagnosis of space occupying lesions in the submental triangle.
