Variation of the right subclavian artery as the last branch of the aortic arch in two Japanese cadavers.

Two anomalous cases of the right subclavian artery were found in Japanese cadavers. In both cases, the right subclavian artery arose from the posterior wall of the aortic arch as its last branch, and ran rightwards between the esophagus and the vertebral column. The cases described belong to type G of the Adachi-Williams-Nakagawa-Takemura classification of aortic arch branching patterns.