In a newborn infant, torticollis resulting from a tissue tumor most likely involves which of the following muscles?

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In a newborn infant, torticollis resulting from a tissue tumor most likely involves which of the following muscles?

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It would involve the muscle called the sternoclei-domastoid.

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