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ArticleCureus2020

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

Konstantinos Natsis, Maria Piagkou, Nikolaos Lazaridis, Nikolaos Anastasopoulos

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Article in Cureus, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 citing paper in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Konstantinos NatsisAnatomy and Surgical Anatomy, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, GRC.
Maria PiagkouAnatomy and Surgical Anatomy, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, GRC.
Nikolaos LazaridisAnatomy and Surgical Anatomy, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, GRC.
Nikolaos AnastasopoulosAnatomy and Surgical Anatomy, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, GRC.
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki · GRNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens · GR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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.

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accessory muscleanterior bellydigastric musclehyoid bonesubmandibular trianglesubmental areavariation

Identifiers

PMID32257693
PMCPMC7108676
OpenAlexW3007205308

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