An unusual case of asymmetrical combined variations of the subclavian and axillary artery with clinical significance.
Title | An unusual case of asymmetrical combined variations of the subclavian and axillary artery with clinical significance. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2019 |
Authors | Panagouli, E., Natsis K., Piagkou M., Kostare G., Tsoucalas G., & Venieratos D. |
Journal | Folia Morphol (Warsz) |
Volume | 78 |
Issue | 4 |
Pagination | 883-887 |
Date Published | 2019 |
ISSN | 1644-3284 |
Keywords | Aged, Axillary Artery, Cardiovascular Abnormalities, Humans, Male, Subclavian Artery |
Abstract | In a Greek Caucasian male cadaver, a combination of the following arterial variations were observed: an aberrant right subclavian artery originating as a last branch of the aortic arch and coursed posterior to the oesophagus, a right non-recurrent laryngeal nerve, an atypical origin of the left suprascapular artery from the axillary artery, an unusual emersion of the lateral thoracic artery from the subscapular artery and a separate origin of the left thoracodorsal artery from the axillary artery. According to the available literature the corresponding incidences of the referred variants are: 0.7% for the aberrant right subclavian artery, 1.6-3.8% for the origin of the suprascapular artery from the axillary artery, 3% for the origin of the left thoracodorsal artery from the axillary artery and 30% for the origin of the lateral thoracic artery from the subscapular artery. Such unusual coexistence of arterial variations may developmentally be explained and has important clinical significance. |
DOI | 10.5603/FM.a2019.0020 |
Alternate Journal | Folia Morphol (Warsz) |
PubMed ID | 30816550 |