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Trapezius muscle branch of the spinal accessory nerve without penetrating the sternocleidomastoid muscle as a pitfall in neck dissection: prevalence in a Japanese institution and a protocol for the prevention of iatrogenic injury

Koji Sakamotoa Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Saiseikai Utsunomiya Hospital, Tochigi, Japan;b Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Hiroyuki Ozawac Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
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Marie Shimanukia Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Saiseikai Utsunomiya Hospital, Tochigi, Japan
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Amina Kidaa Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Saiseikai Utsunomiya Hospital, Tochigi, Japan
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Tsubasa Kitamaa Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Saiseikai Utsunomiya Hospital, Tochigi, Japan
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Kaho Iwabua Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Saiseikai Utsunomiya Hospital, Tochigi, Japan
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Masashi Nakaishib Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
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Atsuko Sakanushib Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
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Takeshi Matsunobub Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
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Kimihiro Okubob Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
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Yoichiro Satoa Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Saiseikai Utsunomiya Hospital, Tochigi, Japan
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Seiichi Shindena Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Saiseikai Utsunomiya Hospital, Tochigi, Japan
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Kaoru Ogawac Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
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Pages 825-829 | Received 03 May 2021, Accepted 02 Jul 2021, Published online: 12 Aug 2021

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