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Caption: Sagittal view of the right side of the neck
Description: A well-defined fusiform shaped mass is seen within the right sternocleidomastoid muscle. The mass like structure is of the same echogenicity as the muscle and appears to taper into the muscle fibers.
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Caption: Comparative views of both the right and the left sternocleidomastoid muscle
Description: The normal left sternocleidomastoid muscle is visualized as labeled. On the left side of the image, the mass like structure in the right sternomastoid muscle consistent with the clinical diagnosis of muscular torticollis is visualized. SCM = locates spindle shaped thickening of the muscle. JV=jugular vein and CCA= common carotid artery.
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Fibromatosis coliThis six week old boy was found to have a palpable left sided neck mass by his mother.
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Congenital muscular torticollisA 6 month old baby presented with a head tilt. The clinical diagnosis was obvious, however an ultrasound of the neck was performed to confirm the diagnosis.
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