TY  - JOUR
A1  - ,  
T1  - Variation in termination of facial vein - a rare case report
JO  - Eur. J. Anat.
SN  - 1136-4890
Y1  - 2012
VL  - 16
SP  - 212
EP  - 215
UR  - http://www.eurjanat.com/web/paper.php?id=120029sb
KW  - Anatomical variation
KW  - Facial vein
KW  - External jugular vein
KW  - Retromandibular vein
KW  - Posterior auricular vein
N2  - Despite the fact that the blueprint of the whole body is unraveled, faultlessly during the growth and development of an animal; amazing variations do occur. During routine dissection of head and neck in our Department of Anatomy, an unusual drainage pattern of the facial vein on the left side of the face of a middle aged male cadaver was observed. The facial vein presented a normal course from its origin up to the base of mandible, and then it crossed the base of the mandible posterior to the facial artery. Thereafter, it bifurcated with one limb terminating into the anterior jugular vein and another into the external jugular vein. In addition to that, we also noticed a variation in the formation of the external jugular vein on the same side, which was formed by the anterior and posterior divisions of the retromandibular vein and the posterior auricular vein. Sound anatomic knowledge of the variations in the veins of the head and the neck is essential to the success of surgical procedures in this region.
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