Presentation
An incidental finding during neck ultrasound.
Patient Data
Age: 30 years
Gender: Female
From the case:
Digastric muscle - accessory belly
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An extra band-like structure with muscle echopattern between the anterior bellies of right and left digastric muscles in the craniocaudal direction. The anterior bellies of both digastric muscles are normal. No lymphadenopathy locally.
From the case:
Digastric muscle - accessory belly
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An accessory muscle slip extending from the anterior belly of the right digastric muscle to the anterior belly of the left digastric muscle. It runs obliquely from right to left in the craniocaudal direction.
Case Discussion
The case shows an incidental finding of an accessory slip of the digastric muscle.
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