Lipoma is the most common benign soft tissue tumour with most located in the superficial subcutaneous plane. However, some are located in the deeper plane. Location in the head and neck regions are less common compared to the other parts of the body. Deep seated lipomas are either inter-muscular or intramuscular. We present a case of a simple subcutaneous neck lipoma in a 60-year-old Malay man ...

Abstract Background Pediatric neck masses are a common complaint in children. The most etiologies include congenital lesions, lymphadenopathy, vascular malformations, inflammatory, and malignant lesions. Spontaneous sternocleidomastoid hematoma is exceptional infant. Case presentation We describe case of spontaneous cervical diagnosed 4-month-old child. Past history did not reveal trauma, diffi...

OBJECTIVE Cervical vestibular evoked myogenic potentials (cVEMPs) are short-latency electromyogram (EMG) evoked by high-level acoustic stimuli recorded from the activated sternocleidomastoid muscle and used to evaluate otolith organ function. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of aging on the cVEMP and on the sternocleidomastoid muscle EMG level. DESIGN A cross-sectional...

The sternocleidomastoid, a prominent landmark of neck, offers protection to the major blood vessels and the nerves of this region. In recent era, this muscle has received a great attention of oncologists, general surgeons and plastic surgeons as it can be used as an excellent myocutaneous flap in reconstructive surgeries of head and neck region. The sternocleidomastoid is the key muscle of the ...

The purpose of this study is to reveal the relationship between the head position, and the neck and head muscles. At 4 head positions, the activities of masseter, anterior temporal, anterior digastric, sternocleidomastoid and trapezius muscle of ten normal subjects standing straight were investigated electromyographically with surface electrodes during voluntary maximal clenching in centric occ...

[Purpose] This study investigated changes in neck and upper trunk muscle activities according to the angle of movement of the neck in subjects with Forward Head Posture. [Subjects and Methods] Twenty subjects with forward head postures were recruited. The activities of the sternocleidomastoid muscle, splenius capitis and splenius cervicis muscles, upper trapezius muscle, and middle trapezius mu...

[Purpose] This study compared the muscle activities of the neck and upper-limb muscles between able-bodied individuals and persons with paraplegia during wheelchair propulsion on the ground. [Subjects and Methods] The muscle activities of the neck and upper-limb muscles of 8 normal individuals and 8 individuals with paraplegia were analyzed during wheelchair propulsion. The activities of the la...