TY - JOUR
T1 - A rare anatomical variation of the submental artery
AU - Masui, Masanori
AU - Ibaragi, Soichiro
AU - Okui, Tatsuo
AU - Tubbs, R. Shane
AU - Iwanaga, Joe
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors sincerely thank those who donated their bodies to science so that anatomical research could be performed. Results from such research can potentially increase mankind?s overall knowledge that can then improve patient care. Therefore, these donors and their families deserve our highest gratitude.
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PY - 2021/11
Y1 - 2021/11
N2 - The submental artery usually runs anteriorly on the inferior surface of the mylohyoid muscle, giving branches to that muscle and to the anterior belly of the digastric muscle, finally supplying the submental skin. Branches of it often perforate the mylohyoid muscle and enter the sublingual space. During a routine anatomy dissection, we encountered a case in which the main trunk of the submental artery perforated the mylohyoid muscle, where the sublingual artery usually runs. No branches coursed anteriorly to supply the submental skin. To our knowledge, this submental artery variation has not been reported in the English literature. Any surgical procedure in the submandibular area, such as the axial pattern submental local flap, requires knowledge of such arterial variations.
AB - The submental artery usually runs anteriorly on the inferior surface of the mylohyoid muscle, giving branches to that muscle and to the anterior belly of the digastric muscle, finally supplying the submental skin. Branches of it often perforate the mylohyoid muscle and enter the sublingual space. During a routine anatomy dissection, we encountered a case in which the main trunk of the submental artery perforated the mylohyoid muscle, where the sublingual artery usually runs. No branches coursed anteriorly to supply the submental skin. To our knowledge, this submental artery variation has not been reported in the English literature. Any surgical procedure in the submandibular area, such as the axial pattern submental local flap, requires knowledge of such arterial variations.
KW - Cadaver
KW - Head and neck surgery
KW - Oral cancer
KW - Reconstructive surgery
KW - Submental flap
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U2 - 10.1007/s00276-021-02830-6
DO - 10.1007/s00276-021-02830-6
M3 - Article
C2 - 34510248
AN - SCOPUS:85114911720
SN - 0930-1038
VL - 43
SP - 1805
EP - 1808
JO - Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy
JF - Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy
IS - 11
ER -
