Mayor Horn of the Hyoid Bone

Rodrigo Arrangoiz MS, MD, FACS, FSSO

Did you know? 🤔
The major horn of the hyoid bone is a useful repair in lateral neck surgeries.
Its highlight allows us to specify the location:

  • towards the upper: of the hypoglossal nerve next to the ranine veins and of the lingual artery (in the triangle of Beclard).
  • downwards: from the nerve and the superior laryngeal vessels (in the Portmann quadrilateral).

📚References:
1- Major horn (horn) of the hyoid bone.
2- Hypoglossal nerve.
3- Lingual artery: 3a -in the area of the triangle of Beclard, behind the hyoglossus muscle. 3b- in the area of the Pirogoff triangle, behind the mylohyoid and hyoglossus muscle.
4- Anterior belly of the digastric muscle.
5- Superior laryngeal nerve.
6- Mylohyoid muscle (in submental triangle).
7- Posterior belly of the digastric muscle.
8- Minor horn (horn) of the hyoid bone.
9- Body of the hyoid bone.
10- Cranial insertion of the omohyoid muscle.
11- Thyrohyoid muscle.
12- Sternocleidohyoid muscle.
13- Lateral thyroid ligament.
14- Portmann quadrilateral.
15- Upper horn of the thyroid cartilage.
16- Trunk of the superior thyroid artery and superior laryngeal artery.
17- Primitive carotid artery.
18- Internal jugular vein.
19- Projection of the imaginary “safety” line in the Sistrunk operation.
20- Stylohyoid muscle.
21- Fascial sling of the intermediate tendon of the digastric muscle.

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Published by Rodrigo Arrangoiz MS, MD, FACS, FSSO

My name is Rodrigo Arrangoiz I am a breast surgeon/ thyroid surgeon / parathyroid surgeon / head and neck surgeon / surgical oncologist that works at Center for Advanced Surgical Oncology in Miami, Florida. I was trained as a surgeon at Michigan State University from (2005 to 2010) where I was a chief resident in 2010. My surgical oncology and head and neck training was performed at the Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia from 2010 to 2012. At the same time I underwent a masters in science (Clinical research for health professionals) at the University of Drexel. Through the International Federation of Head and Neck Societies / Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center I performed a two year head and neck surgery and oncology / endocrine fellowship that ended in 2016. Mi nombre es Rodrigo Arrangoiz, soy cirujano oncólogo / cirujano de tumores de cabeza y cuello / cirujano endocrino que trabaja Center for Advanced Surgical Oncology en Miami, Florida. Fui entrenado como cirujano en Michigan State University (2005 a 2010 ) donde fui jefe de residentes en 2010. Mi formación en oncología quirúrgica y e n tumores de cabeza y cuello se realizó en el Fox Chase Cancer Center en Filadelfia de 2010 a 2012. Al mismo tiempo, me sometí a una maestría en ciencias (investigación clínica para profesionales de la salud) en la Universidad de Drexel. A través de la Federación Internacional de Sociedades de Cabeza y Cuello / Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center realicé una sub especialidad en cirugía de cabeza y cuello / cirugia endocrina de dos años que terminó en 2016.

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