Corpus: Thoracodorsal vein
Natascha van den Höfel
DocCheck Team
Definition
The thoracodorsal vein is a collateral vein of the thoracodorsal artery.
Anatomy
The thoracodorsal vein runs with the thoracodorsal artery and the thoracodorsal nerve between the lateral chest wall and the latissimus dorsi muscle. It flows into the axillary vein or the circumflex scapular vein and drains the muscles of the neighbouring areas.
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22.03.2024, 16:30