Fibrosis of the omohyoid muscle—An unusual cause of torticollis

An 11-year-old boy had a left neck mass with torticollis. On exploration, a fibrotic mass in the superior belly of the left omohyoid muscle was found, which shortened the muscle and pulled the hyoid bone downward. Resection of the fibrotic muscle was performed. The patient recovered well after the o...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of pediatric surgery 1998-05, Vol.33 (5), p.741-742
Hauptverfasser:	Shih, Tune-Yie, Chuang, Jiin-Haur
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Child Disease-Free Survival Diseases of striated muscles. Neuromuscular diseases Fibrosis - complications Fibrosis - diagnosis Fibrosis - surgery Humans Male Medical sciences Neck Muscles - pathology Neck Muscles - surgery Neurology Torticollis - etiology
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Zusammenfassung:	An 11-year-old boy had a left neck mass with torticollis. On exploration, a fibrotic mass in the superior belly of the left omohyoid muscle was found, which shortened the muscle and pulled the hyoid bone downward. Resection of the fibrotic muscle was performed. The patient recovered well after the operation with resolution of his torticollis.
ISSN:	0022-3468 1531-5037
DOI:	10.1016/S0022-3468(98)90204-4