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A rare anatomical variation of the spinal accessory nerve

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 November 2006

M Iseri
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Kocaeli University Medical Faculty, Umuttepe, Kocaeli, Turkey
E Ustundag
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Kocaeli University Medical Faculty, Umuttepe, Kocaeli, Turkey
Ö Aydın
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Kocaeli University Medical Faculty, Umuttepe, Kocaeli, Turkey

Abstract

Considerable inter- and intra-individual anatomical differences can be observed during neck dissections. In this case report, we describe an unusual relationship of the accessory nerve to the internal jugular vein.

Type
Clinical Records
Copyright
2006 JLO (1984) Limited

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