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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Morphological Sciences 2019; 36(02): 141-144
DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1688910
Case Report
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Sternal Muscle: A Case Report

Pamela Kelly Farias de Aguiar
1   Department of Morphology, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, PB, Brazil
,
Anna Caroline Duarte Costa Silva
2   Department of Medicine and Nutrition, Unifacisa, Campina Grande, PB, Brazil
,
André de Sá Braga Oliveira
1   Department of Morphology, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, PB, Brazil
,
Luciano Edgley dos Santos
2   Department of Medicine and Nutrition, Unifacisa, Campina Grande, PB, Brazil
,
Felippe Barbosa Gomes
1   Department of Morphology, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, PB, Brazil
,
Thiago de Oliveira Assis
1   Department of Morphology, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, PB, Brazil
2   Department of Medicine and Nutrition, Unifacisa, Campina Grande, PB, Brazil
3   Department of Biology, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Campina Grande, PB, Brazil
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Publication History

05 September 2018

28 March 2019

Publication Date:
23 May 2019 (online)

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Abstract

Introduction The sternal muscle is an anatomical variation found in the anterior region of the thorax.

Objective To report the anatomical characteristics of a new type of sternal muscle.

Case Report This was a dissection study in which the sternal muscle found was unilateral and long.

Discussion Proximal fixation differs from the classification adopted for these cases. Documentation of sternal muscle variations can improve the theoretical database in anatomy as well as aid diagnoses, reducing the probability of the unexpected during clinical and/or surgical thorax-related investigations.

Keywords

sternal muscle - anatomical variation - clinical anatomy
 

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