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Anomalous branching pattern of external carotid artery: Clinical relevance to cervicofacial surgery
Author(s) -
Eid N.,
Ito Y.,
Otsuki Y.
Publication year - 2011
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/ca.21126
Subject(s) - medicine , superior thyroid artery , external carotid artery , branching (polymer chemistry) , artery , agenesis , anatomy , common carotid artery , facial artery , inferior thyroid artery , carotid arteries , clinical significance , cardiology , thyroid , recurrent laryngeal nerve , materials science , composite material
Anomalous branching pattern of the left external carotid artery (ECA) was detected in an old man. The ECA branched into high submental artery and large transverse facial artery ending as angular artery compensating for concurrent agenesis of ipsilateral facial artery. The lingual artery gave direct branch to the submandibular gland, whereas the superior thyroid artery arose directly from common carotid artery with high bifurcation level. This unreported branching pattern of the ECA may have important clinical relevance to cervicofacial surgery. Clin. Anat. 24:953–955, 2011. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.