Partial agenesis of the musculus pectoralis major
Cerimele, D.; Marinelli, I.; Scarfì, G.
Archivio "putti" di Chirurgia Degli Organi di Movimento 39(2): 277-280
1991
ISSN/ISBN: 0066-670X PMID: 1843075 Document Number: 372818
The authors report a rare case of partial agenesia of the pectoralis major muscle with presence of the "pars clavicularis" only. Full range of movement was possible in this case, in accordance with other reports in the literature.
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