The Sternalis Muscle: An Unusual Anatomic Finding During Reconstruction of the Soft Tissue Defect of Mouth Floor and Neck, A Case Report

Abstract

The sternalis muscle is a rare anatomic structure that lies superficial to the sternum. Here we report a 50-year-old male patient that has left sternalis muscle. We met the sternalis muscle while we were performing the reconstruction of soft tissue defect of neck and mouth floor. Thus, we elevated the pectoralis major muscle with sternalis muscle simultaneously for covering the defect. We had not known about sternalis muscle, before we came across it during the pectoralis major flap elevation to cover the soft tissue defect of the neck and mouth floor in a patient. So we decided to share this case with you for its usefulness at plastic surgery practice.




J Curr Surg. 2014;4(2):49-51
doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.14740/jcs221w