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retromandibular vein
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Noun1.retromandibular vein - posterior branch of the facial vein; formed by temporal veins in front of the ear
posterior facial vein, vena retromandibularis
facial vein, vena facialis - any of several veins draining the face
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The external jugular vein began at the angle of the mandible as the continuation of posterior division of retromandibular and passed at first superficial to the sternocleidomastoid muscle, then deep to the muscle and drained into the internal jugular vein above the midpoint of the line joining the angle of the mandible to the middle of the clavicle.
Variations of jugular veins: phylogenic correlation and clinical ... by Singh, G. / Southern Medical Journal
The most common way is to determine the relationship of the mass to the retromandibular vein, which lies just deep to the facial nerve.
Preservation of the superficial lobe for deep-lobe parotid tumors: a ... by Murray, Daran P. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
The most common site of occurence is the perimandibular region, affecting the angle of the jaw, cheek, submental region, retromandibular region, or tempromandibular region.
Correspondence by Southern Medical Journal
 
 
 
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