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01-12-2010 | Case Report

Middle thymothyroid artery arising from the common carotid artery: case report of a rare variation

Authors: Shyama Banneheka, Shoji Chiba, Mikinori Fukazawa, Kounosuke Tokita, Takamitsu Arakawa, Ryo Suzuki, Makoto Miyawaki, Katsuji Kumaki

Published in: Anatomical Science International | Issue 4/2010

Abstract

A middle thymothyroid artery, arising from the anterior aspect of the right common carotid as an anomalous branch was observed in a 71-year-old Japanese male cadaver. It soon divided into a thyroidea ima artery, a branch supplying the sternoclavicular joints, and a thymic branch. In addition, twigs from these three main branches supplied the sternohyoid and sternothyroid muscles, right inferior parathyroid gland and also some deep cervical lymph nodes. Anatomical features, clinical implications and a brief account of the developmental aspects of this rare variation are included in this report.

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Title: Middle thymothyroid artery arising from the common carotid artery: case report of a rare variation
Authors: Shyama Banneheka
Shoji Chiba
Mikinori Fukazawa
Kounosuke Tokita
Takamitsu Arakawa
Ryo Suzuki
Makoto Miyawaki
Katsuji Kumaki
Publication date: 01-12-2010
Publisher: Springer Japan
Published in: Anatomical Science International / Issue 4/2010
Print ISSN: 1447-6959
Electronic ISSN: 1447-073X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12565-009-0055-9

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