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Anomalous branching order of the superior and lateral thoracic arteries
Author(s) -
Yuksel Mehtap,
Yuksel Eser
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
clinical anatomy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.667
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1098-2353
pISSN - 0897-3806
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1098-2353(1997)10:6<394::aid-ca4>3.0.co;2-p
Subject(s) - medicine , cadaveric spasm , anatomy , axillary artery , branching (polymer chemistry) , artery , cadaver , surgery , materials science , composite material
The superior thoracic and lateral thoracic arteries usually arise from the axillary artery as the first and second branches, respectively. Although anomalies have been described, no reports of a reversal of the order of origin have been found. In two cadaveric dissections, the lateral thoracic artery was found to arise cephalad to the superior thoracic artery. Clin. Anat. 10:394–396, 1997. © 1997 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.