Karolina Westrych1, Kacper Ruzik2, Nicol Zielinska1, Friedrich Paulsen3,4, Georgi P Georgiev5, Łukasz Olewnik1, Piotr Łabętowicz6. 1. Department of Anatomical Dissection and Donation, Medical University of Lodz, ul. Żeligowskiego 7/9, 90-410, Łódź, Poland. 2. Department of Anatomical Dissection and Donation, Medical University of Lodz, ul. Żeligowskiego 7/9, 90-410, Łódź, Poland. kacper.ruzik@umed.lodz.pl. 3. Institute of Functional and Clinical Anatomy, Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany. 4. Department of Operative Surgery and Topographic Anatomy, Sechenov University, Moscow, Russia. 5. Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, University Hospital Queen Giovanna-ISUL, Medical University of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria. 6. Department of Normal and Clinical Anatomy, Chair of Anatomy and Histology, Medical University of Lodz, Łódź, Poland.
Abstract
PURPOSE: In this article, we describe a complex and rare variant of the common trunk arising as a branch of the subclavian artery. This description highlights the clinical relevance of such a variation for medical practice. METHODS: A routine dissection was carried out on an adult 74-year-old female cadaver. After identification and preparation of the common trunk, measurements and photographs were taken. RESULTS: The dissection revealed a common trunk arising from the first part of the left subclavian artery. It divided into the left internal thoracic artery, the inferior thyroid artery, and the thyrocervical trunk. Further on, the branches of the thyrocervical trunk supplied blood to the trapezius muscle, the longus colli muscle and the supraspinatus muscle. CONCLUSION: For the first time, we report the specific appearance of a common trunk from the left subclavian artery that includes the origin of the left internal thoracic artery, inferior thyroid artery, and thyrocervical trunk. Knowledge of the different variations of subclavian branches is essential because of the high frequency with which this region is involved in diagnostic and surgical procedures. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: II Basic Science Research.
PURPOSE: In this article, we describe a complex and rare variant of the common trunk arising as a branch of the subclavian artery. This description highlights the clinical relevance of such a variation for medical practice. METHODS: A routine dissection was carried out on an adult 74-year-old female cadaver. After identification and preparation of the common trunk, measurements and photographs were taken. RESULTS: The dissection revealed a common trunk arising from the first part of the left subclavian artery. It divided into the left internal thoracic artery, the inferior thyroid artery, and the thyrocervical trunk. Further on, the branches of the thyrocervical trunk supplied blood to the trapezius muscle, the longus colli muscle and the supraspinatus muscle. CONCLUSION: For the first time, we report the specific appearance of a common trunk from the left subclavian artery that includes the origin of the left internal thoracic artery, inferior thyroid artery, and thyrocervical trunk. Knowledge of the different variations of subclavian branches is essential because of the high frequency with which this region is involved in diagnostic and surgical procedures. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: II Basic Science Research.
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