Unilateral unusual branching pattern of the axillary artery: a case report
Padrão de ramificação unilateral incomum da artéria axilar: relato de caso
Mamta Bishnoi; Monica Baxla; Swati Yadav; Vidhu Dhawan
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A artéria axilar é a continuação da artéria subclávia no membro superior, em ambos os lados do corpo humano. A artéria axilar dá origem a seis ramos, além de dois ramos terminais, mas apresenta padrões de ramificação variados, cujo conhecimento é útil para os clínicos. Utilizou-se um cadáver doado, fixado em formalina, e a região axilar foi dissecada de acordo com o Cunningham’s Manual of Practical Anatomy. Este relato de caso descreve um tronco comum unilateral originado da segunda parte da artéria axilar, que, por sua vez, dá origem às artérias torácica lateral, circunflexa umeral posterior, circunflexa da escápula e toracodorsal. O presente estudo também apresenta uma interpretação embriológica da variação observada. Essas variações são achados incidentais descobertos durante a dissecção, mas o conhecimento sobre elas é útil para médicos que realizam procedimentos cirúrgicos na região axilar.
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05/12/2025
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05/06/2026
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