title: Vagus nerve passing in front of the left lobe of the thyroid gland.
abstract: An anatomical variant of the left vagus nerve in reported which in its cervical portion passes in front of the carotid artery and the left lobe of the thyroid gland.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009333:Neck / Q000473:pathology; D014630:Vagus Nerve / Q000002:abnormalities*