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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Health and Allied Sciences NU 2013; 03(01): 66-68
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1703637
Case Report

UNILATERAL RECTUS STERNALIS MUSCLE: A CASE REPORT.

Vishal K.
1   Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy, K. S. Hegde Medical Academy, Nitte University, Mangalore - 575 018, Karnataka. INDIA.
,
Kavitha K.
2   Tutor, Department of Anatomy, K. S. Hegde Medical Academy, Nitte University, Mangalore - 575 018, Karnataka. INDIA.
,
Vinay K. V.
3   Assistant Professors, Department of Anatomy, K. S. Hegde Medical Academy, Nitte University, Mangalore - 575 018, Karnataka. INDIA.
,
Raghavendra A. Y.
4   Assistant Professors, Department of Anatomy, K. S. Hegde Medical Academy, Nitte University, Mangalore - 575 018, Karnataka. INDIA.
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Abstract

The Rectus Sternalis muscle is a small supernumerary muscle occasionally present in the anterior thoracic wall. During routine dissection for undergraduate medical students we observed a unilateral left sided rectus sternalis present on the anterior thoracic wall.The knowledge about this variation is very useful for morphologists and anatomists. The presence of this muscle may be mistaken by surgeons, radiologists and physicians for tumor on mammogram or during mastectomy which may increase unnecessary burden on their patients.

Keywords

Sternalis muscle - Rectus sternalis - Mammogram


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Article published online:
29 April 2020

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