Superior phrenic vein
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| Vein: Superior phrenic vein | ||
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| Latin | venae phrenicae superiores | |
| Gray's | subject #172 666 | |
| Drains from | thoracic diaphragm | |
| Drains to | azygos vein hemiazygos vein |
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| Dorlands/Elsevier | v_05/12851343 | |
The superior phrenic vein, i.e., the vein accompanying the pericardiacophrenic artery, usually opens into the internal mammary vein.
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