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From: Sternocleidomastoid flap for pedicled reconstruction in head & neck surgery- revisiting the anatomy and technique

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Specimen of SCM muscle with its blood supply. Infant feeding tube can be seen in common carotid artery. Internal carotid artery and external carotid artery distal to STA is ligated. STA distal to SCM branch is also ligated. (A: Clavicular head of sternocleidomastoid, B: Sternal head of sternocleidomastoid, C: Common carotid artery, D: External carotid artery, E: Internal carotid artery, F: Superior thyroid artery, G: Thyroid branch of superior thyroid artery, H: Sternomastoid branch of superior thyroid artery), I: Fibrofatty tissue of the neck

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World Journal of Surgical Oncology

ISSN: 1477-7819

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