Sternalis Muscle: An Unexpected Finding during Mastectomy

Sternalis muscle also called rectus sternalis, rectus thoracis, or episternalis is an anomalous muscle of the anterior chest wall with unknown anatomical function. It is regularly observed in lower animal but infrequently in humans. Presence of this muscle can create confusion with tumours of the an...

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Main Authors: Sasmal, Prakash K., Meher, Susanta, Mishra, Tushar S., Deep, N., Tripathy, Prabhas R., Rath, Satyajit
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4644838/