Variant origin of thyrolingual trunk from left common carotid arterythe

Virendra BUDHIRAJA, Rakhi RAST

Abstract

A case is reported in which there was a variant origin of thyrolingual trunk from left common carotid artery 2 cm below its bifurcation in the neck. The trunk was running forward and medially and later it was dividing into upper lingual and lower superior thyroid branches. No such artery was seen on right side.