Lymphovenous Anastomoses Between Thoracic Duct and Azygos Vein in a Human Cadaver: A Case Report.
作者信息
Koutsouflianiotis Konstantinos N, Paraskevas George, Piagkou Maria, Noussios George, Natsis Konstantinos
机构信息
Department of Anatomy and Surgical Anatomy, Faculty of Health Sciences School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece.
出版信息
Acta Med Acad. 2018 May;47(1):88-91. doi: 10.5644/ama2006-124.218.
OBJECTIVE
The study adds valuable information regarding lymphovenous communications between the thoracic duct and the azygos vein, which are very rarely discovered during anatomical dissections and very few cases have been mentioned worldwide. A detailed description of our findings and a brief review of the relevant literature are also provided.
CASE REPORST
In the current study, two sizeable obliquely directed lymphovenous anastomoses between the thoracic duct and the azygos vein at the midportion of the mediastinum are described in the same cadaver.
CONCLUSION
The existence of such anastomoses in humans, as well in animals, is a scientific issue under debate. Cases of rapid cancer spread could be potentially explained by the likely presence of the abovementioned communications.
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