Prague Med. Rep. 2025, 126, 246-250
https://doi.org/10.14712/23362936.2025.39
Bilateral Accessory Clavicular Heads of Sternocleidomastoid Stenosing Supraclavicular Fossa in Human: Case Report
Dibakar Borthakur
, Harisha Kusuma, Mohammed Ahmed Ansari
, Harisha Kusuma, Mohammed Ahmed Ansari
Department of Anatomy, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
Received January 31, 2025
Accepted November 21, 2025
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