Variation of the latissimus dorsi muscle: a case report

The latissimus dorsi muscle is used as a muscular flap in head and neck reconstructive surgery. During a routine dissection in our department, we encountered an additional muscular band in the latissimus dorsi on the left side of a male cadaver. This rare muscular variation originated from the latis...

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Published inElectronic physician Vol. 4; no. 1; pp. 451 - 453
Main Authors Shabnam Mohammadi, Sohyela Jafarpour, Ali Akbar Rajab Zadeh, Fatemeh Alipour, Akram Sadeghi
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Electronic Physician 01.01.2012
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Summary:The latissimus dorsi muscle is used as a muscular flap in head and neck reconstructive surgery. During a routine dissection in our department, we encountered an additional muscular band in the latissimus dorsi on the left side of a male cadaver. This rare muscular variation originated from the latissimus dorsi and inserted into the coracoids process. With regard to important knowledge of such a variation for safe and successful clinical practice, we present a variation of the latissimus dorsi muscle.
ISSN:2008-5842
2008-5842
DOI:10.14661/2012.451-453