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Case Reports
. 2014 Jan 20:2014:bcr2013202786.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2013-202786.

Congenital asymptomatic absence of unilateral sternocleidomastoid muscle

Hitendra Prakash Singh  1 , Sunil Kumar, Satya Prakash Agarwal
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Case Reports

Congenital asymptomatic absence of unilateral sternocleidomastoid muscle

Hitendra Prakash Singh et al. BMJ Case Rep. .
No abstract available

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Figure 1
Front view of the neck showing complete absence of sternocleidomastoid muscle on the right side.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Front view of the neck showing normal neck movements.
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References

    1. Vajramani A, Witham FM, Richards RH. Congenital unilateral absence of sternocleidomastoid and trapezius muscles: a case report and literature review. J Pediatr Orthop B 2010;19:462–4 - PubMed
    1. Bayne SR, Lehman JA, Crow JP. Lung herniation into the neck associated with congenital absence of the sternocleidomastoid muscle. J Pediatr Surg 1997;32:1754–6 - PubMed

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