Journal Name:
- Indian Journal of Basic & Applied Medical Research
Abstract (2. Language):
Introduction: The knowledge regarding the variations of vascular supply of thyroid gland was very much important for
thyroid surgeries.
Methodology: The object of present study to report an unusual variation in the origin of superior thyroid artery and
high up division of inferior thyroid artery during routine dissection of an adult male embalmed cadaver .
Observation & Result: The left superior thyroid artery took origin from the left common carotid artery and supplied
the superior aspect of left lobe of the thyroid gland. The relationship of the left superior thyroid artery with the left
external laryngeal nerve was normal . The inferior thyroid artery showed high up division in an unusual pattern. In
right side the origin and distribution of both arteries were normal .
Conclusion: Careful observation as well as knowledge of such arterial variations of the thyroid gland was very
necessary for surgeons in order to avoid damage to vital structures in neck
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