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ArticleSurgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA2024

Arcuate anterior jugular vein: a rare case report and its clinical relevance.

José Jailson Costa do Nascimento, Leandro Moura Silva, Shannon de Oliveira Hunt, Rebeca Maurício Carneiro da Silva, Ana Cristina Falcão Esteves, Telma Sumie Masuko

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José Jailson Costa do NascimentoDepartment of Anatomy, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil. josejailson64@gmail.com.
Leandro Moura SilvaDepartment of Anatomy, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil.
Shannon de Oliveira HuntMedical Sciences Center, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil.
Rebeca Maurício Carneiro da SilvaDepartment of Medicine, University Center of João Pessoa, João Pessoa, Brazil.
Ana Cristina Falcão EstevesDepartment of Anatomy, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil.
Telma Sumie MasukoDepartment of Biomorphology, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil.

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Abstract

objectiveThe present study describes a rare anatomical variation of the anterior jugular vein (AJV) and discusses its clinical relevance.

methodsA head and neck specimen fixed in 10% formaldehyde from a 42-year-old female cadaver was submitted to angio technique with pre-vulcanized latex and water-soluble ink. During a routine dissection for the discipline of topographic anatomy, the presence of an arcuate AJV was detected in the anterior triangle of the neck.

resultsAn arcuate AJV was formed by the confluence of the submental and facial veins in the left submandibular region, which presented a complex network of anastomoses superficially to the left submandibular gland. After its origin, this vessel curved to the right at the level of the laryngeal prominence and followed the medial border of the right sternohyoid muscle to flow into the right AJV. In this topography, the arcuate AJV was located between the sternocleidomastoid muscle's anterior margin and the thyroid gland's right lobe. The presence of anastomoses between the two AJVs communicating the submandibular triangles was not detected.

conclusionThe arcuate AJV is a relevant anatomical variant in the superficial venous drainage of the neck that should be known by head and neck surgeons and radiologists to avoid surgical iatrogenic events.

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Anatomic VariationCadaverJugular VeinsAdultClinical RelevanceDissectionFemaleHumansNeckAnatomic variationAnterior jugular veinsHumanNeckSuperficial neck veins

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