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The neck is placed in a normal position, hyperextended. The incision is very low and posterior, also to allow reconstitution of the cadaver at the end of dissection without scars that disfigure the uncovered cutaneous areas. Our references are the mastoid and the inferior margin of the mandible superiorly and the clavicles and the sternal manubrium inferiorly.
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Lucioni, M. (2013). Superficial Dissection. In: Practical Guide to Neck Dissection. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-33977-6_3
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