An Unusual Bilateral Duplication of the Suprascapular Vein and Its Relation to the Superior Transverse Scapular Ligament Revealed by Anatomage Table

Abstract

Objective. The aim of our paper is to present a rare variation of the suprascapular vein, its incidence and clinical significance. Case Report. A rare case of a double suprascapular vein was observed in a digitalized human cadaver on Anatomage Table 5.0. The vein divided into two branches, one passing over the transverse scapular ligament, while the other one coursed underneath the ligament, inside the notch. Conclusion. This variation has major clinical importance as it is associated with the appearance of Suprascapular nerve entrapment syndrome.

Multiple variations of superficial and deep veins in the neck region of a cadaver: a case report

“…The SSV could be absent or duplicated ,but its drainage generally was to the EJV. [15,16] In the present case, its drainage was into the jugulo-subclavian venous confluence.…”

Three-Dimensional Virtual Anatomy as a New Approach for Medical Student’s Learning

“…Furthermore, Panagouli and co-workers [ 19 ] demonstrated that the Asian female cadaver with gastric cancer has an unusual bilateral duplication of the suprascapular vein, which, usually crossing the back triangle of the neck, enters in the external jugular vein [ 39 ], and it is accompanied, along its course, by the suprascapular artery. Both blood vessels are localized over superior transverse scapular ligaments which form a foramen, in which pass the supravascular nerve.…”

“…The Asian female cadaver shows two supravascular vein branches which drain in the subclavian vein. One branch is localized together with the scapular artery over the scapular ligaments; the other one passes under the same ligaments, accompanied by the supravascular nerve [ 19 ].…”

“…Four digitalized cadavers are loaded on the Anatomage Table 7.0: an Asian woman with a gastric cancer, an Asian man with acute leukemia, a Caucasian women with cardiac disease, and a Caucasian man with a brainstem tumor; all died from respiratory complications [ 19 ]. Consequently, through the use of these real dissecting cadavers, students can really know an organ’s size, position, vascularization, innervation, and relationship with the other organs.…”

Letter to the Editor: Regarding “An Unusual Bilateral Duplication of the Suprascapular Vein and Its Relation to the Superior Transverse Scapular Ligament Revealed by Anatomage Table”

“…We read with interest the case presented by Panagouli et al (1) concerning the unusual bilateral duplication of the suprascapular vein revealed by the Anatomage table. It is valuable to report findings on the cadavers incorporated into the Anatomage table because this resource is accessible worldwide.…”