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Unilateral levator claviculae muscle mimicking cervical lymph node enlargement in a patient with ameloblastoma

¹ Department of Radiology, King's College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London SE5 9RS, UK; ² Department of Neuroradiology, King's College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London SE5 9RS, UK

*Correspondence to: SEJ Connor, Department of Neuoradiology, King's College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London SE5 9RS, UK; Email: sejconnor{at}tiscali.co.uk

Received 10 February 2004; accepted 7 May 2004

We present a case of a 24-year-old man with an ameloblastoma of the mandible, in whom a soft tissue lesion was noted at pre-operative axial computed tomography (CT). This was demonstrated to be a unilateral levator claviculae muscle following multiplanar reformation. The levator claviculae is a relatively uncommon and little reported normal variant. It is of particular importance in head and neck carcinoma where it may be confused radiologically with lymphadenopathy and lead to inappropriate management.

Keywords: levator claviculae muscle; lymph node; ameloblastoma