Unique variation of digastric muscle: A confusing landmark for head and neck surgeons

Acta Oto-Laryngologica

Volumn 126, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 881-883

  Bagis Ozgursoy, Ozan ^a,b   Kucuk, Babur ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anatomic variation; Digastric muscle; Posterior belly

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIGASTRIC MUSCLE; HUMAN; LARYNX CARCINOMA; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NECK DISSECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TEMPORAL BONE; TENDON;

ACCESSORY NERVE; HUMANS; LARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK DISSECTION; NECK MUSCLES;

EID: 33746216761     PISSN: 00016489     EISSN: 16512553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016480500527169     Document Type: Article

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