1Assistant Professor, Dept. Of Anatomy, J.J.M. Medical College, Davangere – 577 004.
2Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, J.J.M. Medical College, Davangere.
3Professor, Department of Anatomy, J.J.M. Medical College, Davangere
4Assistant Professor, Department of ForensicMedicine, SSIMS & RC, Davangere.
Online published on 19 November, 2012.
Rectus sternalis muscle is an inconstant muscle. It is present as musculo-aponeurotic fibre on the surface of pectoralis major muscle along side the lateral border of sternum. Its a derivative of superficial layers of rectus abdominis muscle. Its incidence is 1 in 20 dissected cadavers. In our case the muscle was present between rectus abdominis and sternal head of sternocleidomastoid muscle.
The purpose of reporting this case is important for the surgeons to be aware of this rare entity and identify the muscle early on in surgery, so that the dissection plane is appropriate. The rectus sternalis muscle can be used for augmentation mammoplasty procedures also.
Rectus sternalis, Augmentation mammoplasty
