Variations of the middle thyroid vein in Papua New Guinean Melanesians.
The middle thyroid vein has been noted to be frequently absent during thyroidectomies in Papua New Guinea (PNG). To verify this and other known inconsistencies in the neck a total of 103 bodies were dissected at the Port Moresby General Hospital in 2002. The middle thyroid vein was absent in 59% of the cases. It would be to the advantage of surgeons in PNG to be aware of this.
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Damien Joseph
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Department of General Surgery, Kavieng General Hospital, PO Box 68, Kavieng, New Ireland Province 631, Papua New Guinea.
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Liko
Osborne
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D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010219:Papua New Guinea; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000098:blood supply*; D014680:Veins / Q000033:anatomy & histology