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| Vein: Lateral thoracic vein | |
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| The veins of the right axilla, viewed from in front. (Lateral thoracic vein not labeled but region is visible.) | |
| Latin | vena thoracica lateralis |
| Drains to | axillary vein |
| Artery | lateral thoracic artery |
| Dorlands / Elsevier |
v_05/12852022 |
The lateral thoracic vein is a tributary of the axillary vein.
Normally, the thoracoepigastric vein exists between this vein and superficial epigastric vein (a tributary of femoral vein).
External links
- Atlas of anatomy at UMich abdo_wall76 - "Venous Drainage of the Anterior Abdominal Wall"
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