Okajimas Folia Anatomica Japonica · 1986 · 19 citations · 1 references
MedicineAnatomySurgeryRegional AnatomySurgical Anatomy Of The HeadVascular SurgeryCarotid Artery SurgeryCerebrovascular AnatomyCongenital Cranial AnomaliesCongenital Head AnomaliesCranial AnatomyVascular AnatomyCommon Carotid ArteryExternal Carotid Artery RelationshipFacial Artery AnatomyInternal Carotid Artery AnatomyInternal Carotid Artery Segments
Summary: A rare anomaly, in which the left common carotid directly gave rise to the superior thyroid, the lingual, the facial and the ascending pharyngeal arteries and divided into the external and internal carotid arteries at a high level, was found in a 52-year-old Japanese male among cadavers for student dissection. The occipital artery in this case arose from the internal carotid. A similar case has been reported previously by Kubota (1950).
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