Anatom3DRight internal thoracic vein
Vena thoracica interna dextra · Pravá vnitřní hrudní žíla
Veins
Looks like
Paired veins running down just inside the front chest wall, about a finger's width beside the breastbone.
What it does
Drain the front chest wall, breast and upper abdominal wall into the brachiocephalic vein.
Keeping it well
In breast reconstruction the vessels here are used to plug in a tissue flap taken from the belly.