Dental Journal of Iwate Medical University
Online ISSN : 2424-1822
Print ISSN : 0385-1311
ISSN-L : 0385-1311
Case reports
An anomary of the trapezius muscle with absence of lower portion
Hitoshi YokosukaFumio TsuzukuAkira FujimuraIchizo ItohTokuji OhsawaToshiaki SasakiYohichiro Nozaka
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1982 Volume 7 Issue 1 Pages 89-92

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During the routine dissection by dental students at Iwate Medical University, a case of the congenital absence of the trapezius muscle was found. This case was observed in a 60-year-old Japanese male cadaver who died of the carcinoma of the oesophagus. The congenital absence was observed the left lower portion of the trapezius muscle. This is the 9th case of congenital absence of trapezius muscle in Japan.

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1982 The Dental Society of Iwate Medical University
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