B. Moriggl et W. Sturm, ABSENCE OF 3 REGULAR THYROID ARTERIES REPLACED BY AN UNUSUAL LOWEST THYROID ARTERY (A THYROIDEA IMA) - A CASE-REPORT, Surgical and radiologic anatomy, 18(2), 1996, pp. 147-150
Citations number
43
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery,"Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
During routine dissection of an 89-year-old female donor both inferior
thyroid aa. as well as the left superior thyroid a. were found to be
absent, whereas the right superior thyroid a. came from the right comm
on carotid. A large lowest thyroid a. rose from the left internal thor
acic a. at the level of the first intercostal space. Up to this point
the internal thoracic a. was of immense diameter, almost reaching that
of the lateral part of the subclavian. The lowest thyroid a. ascended
in an oblique and sigmoid course to the thyroid gland. Slightly left
of the median line it bifurcated into two branches. Both had a winding
course in front of the trachea before entering the base of the thyroi
d gland. Other arterial variations of minor significance were also obs
erved in this unique case. The clinical impact lies in the localisatio
n, course and size of the lowest thyroid a. reported.