Suprasternal space
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Body
was changed:
The suprasternal space (of Burns) is a space of the inferior neck.
Gross anatomy
Inferior to the hyoid bone, the superficial or investing layer of the deep cervical fascia divides into anterior and posterior leafs to attach to the respective borders of the suprasternal (jugular) notch, forming a small space ~2 cm superior to the manubrium 1-3.
Contents
- sternal head of the sternocleidomastoid muscle
- anterior jugular vein anastomoses
- lymph nodes, considered part of level VI4
- interclavicular ligament 2
-<p>The <strong>suprasternal space (of Burns) </strong>is a space of the inferior neck.</p><h4>Gross anatomy</h4><p>Inferior to the <a href="/articles/hyoid-bone">hyoid bone</a>, the superficial or investing layer of the <a href="/articles/deep-cervical-fascia">deep cervical fascia</a> divides into anterior and posterior leafs to attach to the respective borders of the <a href="/articles/suprasternal-notch">suprasternal (jugular) notch</a>, forming a small space ~2 cm superior to the <a href="/articles/manubrium">manubrium</a> <sup>1-3</sup>. </p><h5>Contents</h5><ul>- +<p>The <strong>suprasternal space (of Burns) </strong>is a <a title="Deep spaces of the head and neck" href="/articles/deep-spaces-of-the-head-and-neck">space</a> of the inferior neck.</p><h4>Gross anatomy</h4><p>Inferior to the <a href="/articles/hyoid-bone">hyoid bone</a>, the superficial or investing layer of the <a href="/articles/deep-cervical-fascia">deep cervical fascia</a> divides into anterior and posterior leafs to attach to the respective borders of the <a href="/articles/suprasternal-notch">suprasternal (jugular) notch</a>, forming a small space ~2 cm superior to the <a href="/articles/manubrium">manubrium</a> <sup>1-3</sup>. </p><h5>Contents</h5><ul>
-<li>lymph nodes</li>- +<li>lymph nodes, considered part of <a title="Cervical lymph node levels" href="/articles/lymph-node-levels-of-the-neck">level VI</a> <sup>4</sup>
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References changed:
- 4. Yuan Q, Hou J, Liao Y, Zheng L, Lu F, Wang K, Wu G. Lymph node metastasis in suprasternal space and intra-infrahyoid strap muscle space from papillary thyroid carcinoma. (2020) Journal of otolaryngology - head & neck surgery = Le Journal d'oto-rhino-laryngologie et de chirurgie cervico-faciale. 49 (1): 64. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1186/s40463-020-00461-2">doi:10.1186/s40463-020-00461-2</a> - <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32859274">Pubmed</a> <span class="ref_v4"></span>
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