A RARE CASE OF ORIGIN OF THE SUPERIOR THYROID ARTERY FROM THE RIGHT COMMON CAROTID ARTERY

Tehran University of Medical Sciences Acta Medica Iranica 0044-6025 24 1-2 1982 06 15 A RARE CASE OF ORIGIN OF THE SUPERIOR THYROID ARTERY FROM THE RIGHT COMMON CAROTID ARTERY 37 41 Y MOHAMADI 2015 09 28 Recent l y i n a clas sroom d is sect i on we f ounu an anoma l ou s superior thyroid artery in a 60-year -ol d man . The arte ry originated f rom t he common carotid 31 mm p rox imal t o its bifurcation . Rega r d i ng t o the s ex , the s i de and p lace o f o r i g i n , this could be a unique case , suggesting a need for more awarene s s o f any unpredictable anomal y whi ch may be s een i n th i s a r ter y t o avo id serious problems during s ur ger y on the thyroid gland . https://acta.tums.ac.ir/index.php/acta/article/view/159 https://acta.tums.ac.ir/index.php/acta/article/download/159/155