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Internal thoracic vein

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Drains to
  
brachiocephalic vein

Dorlands /Elsevier
  
v_05/12852014

Latin
  
vena thoracica interna

TA
  
A12.3.04.018

Internal thoracic vein

Source
  
superior epigastric vein

Artery
  
internal thoracic artery

In human anatomy, the internal thoracic vein (previously known as the internal mammary vein) is a vessel that drains the chest wall and breasts.

Bilaterally, it arises from the superior epigastric vein, accompanies the internal thoracic artery along its course and terminates in the brachiocephalic vein.

References

Internal thoracic vein Wikipedia