岡山医学会 Acta Medica Okayama 0030-1558 113 1 2001 最上胸動脈，典型的と思われる1例 27 31 EN Shinichirou Murakami Hiroaki Matsuoka Yasuhiro Fuyama Takehito Taguchi Aiji Ohtsuka Takuro Murakami A typical higest thoracic artery with anterior, posterior, ascending and descending branches was reported. Discussion suggests that this artery, when developed, gives rise to the internal thoracic artery descening lateral to the scalenus anterior muscle, transverse cervical artery, descending scapular artery, lateral thoracic artery or subscapular artery. No potential conflict of interest relevant to this article was reported.