An Accessory Muscle of Pectoral
Region: A Case Report
Published: September 1, 2013 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2013/.3381
B.M. Bannur, Nagaraj Mallashetty, Preetish Endigeri
1. Professor and HOD, Department of Anatomy, BLDEU’s, Shri BM Patil Medical College, Bijapur, Karnataka, India.
2. PG Student, Department of Anatomy, BLDEU’s, Shri B M Patil Medical College, Bijapur, Karnataka, India.
3. PG Student, Department Orthopaedics, BLDEU’s, Shri BM Patil Medical College, Bijapur, Karnataka, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Nagaraj Mallashetty,
PG Student, Department of Anatomy, BLDEU’s, Shri B M Patil Medical College, Bijapur, Karnataka, India.
Email ID: nagarajsmalashetti@gmail.com, Preetishendigeri_86@yahoo.co.in
Among the variations of pectoral muscles, this case appears to be unique in the literature. This was a case of an accessory pectoral muscle which was located between pectoralis major and pectoralis minor muscles, which was discovered during a routine anatomy dissection. The accessory muscle originated from 6th and 7th ribs at costo-chondral junction, which travelled supero-laterally and inserted by fusing with fibres of pectoralis minor . This unusual muscle holds importance for surgeons while they perform dissectomies, in avoiding complications.
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