Great auricular communication with the marginal mandibular nerve - a previously unreported anatomical variant

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 492-493

  Brennan, Peter A ^a   Webb, Roger ^a   Kemidi, Flora ^a   Spratt, Jonathan ^b   Standring, Susan ^b  

^a QUEEN ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH DURHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Communication; Facial nerve; Great auricular nerve

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AURICULAR NERVE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL PLEXUS; FACIAL NERVE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MANDIBULAR NERVE; NERVE; PAROTID GLAND;

CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CERVICAL PLEXUS; EAR, EXTERNAL; FACIAL NERVE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MANDIBULAR NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK DISSECTION; NECK MUSCLES; PAROTID GLAND; TONGUE NEOPLASMS; VEINS;

EID: 49249089224     PISSN: 02664356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2007.12.005     Document Type: Article

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