Clinically relevant variations of the superior thyroid artery: An anatomic guide for surgical neck dissection

Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 151-159

  Ozgur, Zuhal ^a   Govsa, Figen ^a   Celik, Servet ^a   Ozgur, Tomris ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cricothyroid branch; Glandular branch; Neck dissection; Sternocleidomastoid artery; Superior laryngeal artery; Superior thyroid artery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIES; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LARYNX; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK DISSECTION; THYROID GLAND;

EID: 60949102831     PISSN: 09301038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00276-008-0405-7     Document Type: Article

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