title: Thoracic duct relationships to abnormal neurovascular structures in cervicothoracic regions: case study and clinical relevance.
abstract: The presence of variant intercostal and bronchial arteries and variable position of left recurrent laryngeal nerve (LRLN) along the course of thoracic duct (TD) may have clinical relevance in various cervicothoracic surgeries.
authors.affiliation: Division of Life Sciences, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Osaka Medical College, 2-7 Daigaku-machi, Takatsuki, Osaka, 569-8686, Japan, nabileidm@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Eid
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Otsuki
mesh_terms: D001981:Bronchial Arteries / Q000002:abnormalities*; D002102:Cadaver; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D004210:Dissection; D006801:Humans; D008482:Mediastinum / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000098:blood supply / Q000294:innervation; D012009:Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve / Q000002:abnormalities*; D013897:Thoracic Duct / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D054079:Vascular Malformations
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