Inferior thyroid artery arising from common carotid artery with aberrant right subclavian artery.
We describe an unusual variant in the blood supply to the inferior portion of the right thyroid gland encountered during parathyroid localization studies. A brief review of other possible variants is given.
D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013348:Subclavian Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed