title: A rare case of persistent jugulocephalic vein and its clinical implication.
abstract: Persistence of jugulocephalic vein is one of the extremely rare variations of the cephalic vein. Knowledge of such a variation is of utmost importance to orthopedic surgeons while treating the fractures of the clavicle, head and neck surgeons, during surgery of the lower part of neck, for cardiothoracic surgeons and radiologists during catheterization and cardiac device placement. We report the persistent jugulocephalic vein in an adult male cadaver, observed during the routine dissection classes. The right cephalic vein ascended upwards, superficial to the lateral part of the clavicle and terminated into the external jugular vein. It also gave a communicating branch to the axillary vein below the clavicle. We discuss the embryological and clinical importance of this rare variation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Melaka Manipal Medical College (Manipal Campus), Manipal University, Manipal, Inida.
authors.forename: Prakashchandra
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Shetty
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Melaka Manipal Medical College (Manipal Campus), Manipal University, Manipal, Inida.
authors.forename: Satheesha B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Nayak
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Melaka Manipal Medical College (Manipal Campus), Manipal University, Manipal, Inida.
authors.forename: Rajesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Thangarajan
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Melaka Manipal Medical College (Manipal Campus), Manipal University, Manipal, Inida.
authors.forename: Melanie Rose
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: D'Souza
keywords: Axillary vein; Cephalic vein; External jugular vein; Jugulocephalic vein; Subclavian vein