"Epidemiology "
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"Epidemiology "
"A thyrolingual trunk is an anatomical variant in which the superior thyroid artery and lingual artery share a common trunk 1. This is in contrast to the typical pattern of both vessels emerging independently from the external carotid artery. Other variations of origin include a linguofacial trunk (lingual and facial arteries) and thyrolinguofacial trunk (superior thyroid, facial and lingual arteries) 1. The thyrolingual trunk can also potentially branch from the common carotid artery 2."