sternocleidomastoid

Updated: August 26, 2026

There is mentioned the case of a boy of six months on the left side of whose neck, over the middle anterior border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle, was a nipple-like projection 1/2 inch in length; a rod of cartilage was prolonged into it from a thin plate, which was freely movable in the subcutaneous tissue, forming a striking analogue to an auricle.

George M. (George Milbrey) Gould - Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine