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Darabi M R, Shams A, Bayat P, Bayat M, Babaee S, Ghahremani B. A Case Report: Variation of the Cephalic and External Jugular Veins. ASJ 2015; 12 (4) :203-205
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A Case Report: Variation of the Cephalic and External Jugular Veins
Mohammad Reza Darabi 1, Alireza Shams2 , Parvindokht Bayat1 , Mohammad Bayat1 , Saeed Babaee1 , Bita Ghahremani1
1- Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran.
2- Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran.
Abstract:   (5372 Views)

The knowledge of variations in the superficial veins is of clinical importance for the anatomist, radiologists, clinical practitioners and surgeons in order to plan about the operative procedures. Usually cephalic vein drains into the axillary vein. In this case report study the left cephalic vein communicates with the left external jugular vein and made a common trunk at the superior surface of the clavicle, and then opened into the subclavian vein posterosuperior to the clavicle. The aim of this report was to discuss about the presence of an abnormal communication between external jugular and cephalic vein.

Keywords: Variation, Cephalic vein, External jugular vein
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Received: 2015/03/5 | Accepted: 2015/06/2 | Published: 2015/11/1
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