Condylar emissary vein | |
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Details | |
Identifiers | |
Latin | vena emissaria condylaris |
TA98 | A12.3.05.304 |
TA2 | 4875 |
FMA | 50793 |
Anatomical terminology |
The condylar emissary vein is a vein connecting the suboccipital plexus of veins with the sigmoid sinus. It is clinically significant because it is a possible mode of transportation for disease into the cranium.
References
[edit]- R. Shane Tubbs; Mohammadali M. Shoja; Marios Loukas (4 May 2016). Bergman's Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Human Anatomic Variation. Wiley. pp. 2892–. ISBN 978-1-118-43068-2.