Angular vein
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The angular vein is a vein of the face.
Anatomy
The angular vein is formed by the convergence of the frontal vein and the supraorbital vein and runs lateral to the angular nerve[^3]. The angular vein runs along the root of the nose obliquely downward to the level of the lower edge of the orbit and from there is referred to as the facial vein. The angular vein also receives tributaries from the external nasal vein of the wing of the nose as well as from the palpebral veins of the eyelids
Clinical Relevance
Due to the anastomoses of the angular vein with the superior ophthalmic vein, infections in the facial area can spread to the cavernous sinus[^1] [^2].
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