title: Accessory thoracodorsal artery.
abstract: A case of an accessory thoracodorsal artery is described. The vessel arose from the first part of the axillary artery just distal to the origin of the lateral thoracic artery. A regular thoracodorsal artery was present as a terminal branch of the subscapular artery. Pertinent literature on the thoracodorsal artery is reviewed.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001344:Autopsy; D001366:Axillary Artery / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008955:Models, Cardiovascular; D013895:Thoracic Arteries / Q000033:anatomy & histology*