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Stellate ganglion
The
stellate ganglion
(or
cervicothoracic ganglion
) is a
sympathetic ganglion
formed by the fusion of the
inferior cervical ganglion
and the first thoracic
ganglion
, which exists in 80% of cases. Stellate ganglion is located at the level of C7 (
7th cervical vertebrae
), anterior to the
transverse process
of C7, superior to the neck of the
first rib
, and just below the
subclavian artery
.
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