superior thyroid vein

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Related to superior thyroid vein: occipital vein, middle thyroid vein, Thyroid ima artery

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superior thyroid vein - a vein on each side that drains the upper part of the thyroid and empties into the internal jugular vein

thyroid vein, vena thyroidea - any of several small veins draining blood from the thyroid area

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The venous was drained from superior thyroid vein to internal jugular vein.

Anatomical Variations of Thyroid Glands in Northeastern-Thai Embalmed Cadavers/ Variaciones Anatomicas de la Glandula Tiroides en Cadaveres Embalsamados del Noreste de Tailandia

On the side of the absent thyroid, the superior thyroid artery, superior thyroid vein, middle thyroid artery, inferior thyroid artery, inferior thyroid vein, and parathyroid glands were in the normal locations.

Thyroid Carcinoma on the Side of the Absent Lobe in a Patient with Thyroid Hemiagenesis

The superior thyroid vein parallels the course of the superior thyroid artery on the anterior surface of the thyroid, as it ascends to become a tributary of the internal jugular vein.