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Academy of Sciences and Arts of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Acta Medica Academica, 3(50), p. 393, 2022

DOI: 10.5644/ama2006-124.360

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Unusual Axillary Artery Branching Pattern Associated with Multiple Neural Variations

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Abstract

<p><strong>Objective</strong>. This report presents a unilateral branching pattern of the axillary artery (AA) represented by an unusual common trunk division, vessel multiplications and concomitant neural variations.</p><p><strong> Case Report</strong>. In a Greek male cadaver, the right AA branched into a subscapular trunk and two accessory lateral thoracic arteries of variable origin and course. Concomitantly, a high-level interconnection between the musculocutaneous and median nerves was identified, as an accessory lateral root of the median nerve. More interestingly, a rare innervation of the upper part of the latissimus dorsi muscle by a lower subscapular nerve was also revealed.</p><p><strong>Conclusion</strong>. In-depth knowledge of the typical and variant AA branching patterns and coexisting neural variations is of paramount importance for surgeons and interventional physicians, for a safer diagnosis and for performing uneventful procedures in that area.</p>