The digastric muscle is an important surgical landmark. Several anatomical variants of the digastric muscle are reported in literature and, in particular, the presence of accessory anterior bellies of the muscle are not uncommon. Here, an unreported symmentrical variant of the digastric muscle was found during a dissection of the suprahyoid region. The dissection showed digastric muscles with an accessory anterior belly, which originated from the anterior belly of muscles in proximity and anteriorly to the intermediate tendon. The accessory bellies were fused together on the midline and were attached with a unique tendon to the inner surface of the mental symphysis. These muscles completely filled the submental triangle. This unreported anatomical variant could be considered an additional contribute in the description of the anatomical variants of the digastric muscle, with several implications in head and neck pathology, diagnosis and surgery.
Symmetrical anatomical variant of the anterior belly of the digastric muscle: clinical implications
BUFFOLI, Barbara;NICOLAI, Piero;REZZANI, Rita;RODELLA, Luigi Fabrizio
2016-01-01
Abstract
The digastric muscle is an important surgical landmark. Several anatomical variants of the digastric muscle are reported in literature and, in particular, the presence of accessory anterior bellies of the muscle are not uncommon. Here, an unreported symmentrical variant of the digastric muscle was found during a dissection of the suprahyoid region. The dissection showed digastric muscles with an accessory anterior belly, which originated from the anterior belly of muscles in proximity and anteriorly to the intermediate tendon. The accessory bellies were fused together on the midline and were attached with a unique tendon to the inner surface of the mental symphysis. These muscles completely filled the submental triangle. This unreported anatomical variant could be considered an additional contribute in the description of the anatomical variants of the digastric muscle, with several implications in head and neck pathology, diagnosis and surgery.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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