cervical triangle

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cervical triangle,

one of two triangular areas formed in the neck by the oblique course of the sternocleidomastoideus. The anterior triangle is bounded by the midline of the throat anteriorly, the sternocleidomastoideus laterally, and the body of the mandible superiorly. The posterior triangle is bounded by the clavicle inferiorly and by the borders of the sternocleidomastoideus and the trapezius superiorly.

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anterior anterior guide anterior nasal spine cervical cervical line			Most patients present with an asymptomatic cervical mass (typically in the apex of the posterior cervical triangle or in the superior jugular chain of nodes), serous otitis media, epistaxis, and/or nasal obstruction. Nasopharyngeal carcinoma by Thompson, Lester D.R. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal Physical examination was unremarkable except for one 2 x 2 cm right submandibular lymph node, a few lymph nodes in the right posterior cervical triangle and a hyperpigmented maculopapular skin rash involving the upper extremities and the face. MED2 Kikuchi's disease: An uncommon cause of fever of unknown origin. ... by Southern Medical Journal Approximately 75 to 80% of all lymphangiomas arise in the posterior cervical triangle. Cystic hygroma exacerbated by pregnancy by Osborne, Ryan F. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal			cervical nerves cervical os cervical osteoarthritis cervical pleura cervical plexus cervical plexus block cervical polyp Cervical polyps cervical pregnancy cervical radiculopathy cervical regions cervical rib cervical rib syndrome cervical ripening cervical root syndrome cervical smear cervical spinal fusion cervical spine cervical spine fusion cervical spine injury cervical spine trauma cervical spondylosis cervical stenosis cervical tenaculum cervical traction cervical triangle cervical vertebra cervicectomy cervicitis cervico- cervicobrachial cervicobrachialgia cervicocephalocaudal cervicocolpitis cervicodynia cervicofacial cervicofemoral angle cervicogenic dorsalgia cervicogenic headache cervicogenic sympathetic syndrome cervicogenicity dysfunction cervicography cervicolabial cervicooccipital cervicopexy cervicoplasty cervicospinal arthropathy cervicothoracic cervicothoracic ganglia cervicothoracic ganglion cervicothoracic syndrome			Cervical Spondylosis Cervical Spondylosis Cervical Spondylosis Cervical Spondylosis Cervical Squamous Intraepithelial Lesion cervical static stenosis cervical static stenosis cervical static stenosis Cervical stenosis cervical stenotic myelopathy cervical stenotic myelopathy cervical stenotic myelopathy Cervical Steroid Epidural Nerve Blocks cervical swab cervical swab cervical swab Cervical sympathetic chain cervical syndrome cervical syndrome cervical syndrome cervical tenaculum cervical third cervical third cervical third Cervical Thoracic Lumbar Sacral Caudal cervical traction Cervical transverse artery cervical trauma cervical trauma cervical trauma cervical triangle cervical vein cervical vein, deep cervical vein, deep cervical vein, deep cervical veins, transverse cervical veins, transverse cervical veins, transverse cervical vertebra cervical vertebra cervical vertebra cervical vertebra Cervical Vertebra 7 cervical vertebra fracture cervical vertebra fracture cervical vertebra fracture Cervical vertebrae Cervical vertebrae Cervical vertebrae Cervical vertebrae Cervical Vertebrae Maturation Index cervical vertebral malformation malarticulation syndrome cervical vertebral malformation malarticulation syndrome cervical vertebral malformation malarticulation syndrome cervical vertebral osteomyelitis cervical vertebral osteomyelitis cervical vertebral osteomyelitis cervical vertebral stenotic myelopathy cervical vertebral stenotic myelopathy cervical vertebral stenotic myelopathy cervical vertigo

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