The supraclavius muscle is a novel muscular anomaly observed in two cases of thoracic outlet syndrome

Payam Salehi, Wande B. Pratt, Michael F. Joseph, Lauren N. McLaughlin, Robert W. Thompson

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Abstract

Various anomalous muscles and fibrofascial structures have been described in relation to the anatomy of thoracic outlet syndrome. We describe two patients with a previously undescribed muscle anomaly, which originated laterally near the trapezius muscle, coursed across the supraclavicular space deep to the scalene fat pad, and attached obliquely to the superior undersurface of the medial clavicle, which we have termed the "supraclavius" muscle. The significance of the supraclavius muscle is unknown, but its occurrence in patients with thoracic outlet syndrome indicates that it can be associated with narrowing of the anatomic space adjacent to the neurovascular structures.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)84-86
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of Vascular Surgery Cases
Volume1
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 2015

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