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We describe a rare variant of an intrathyroidal carotid artery, not previously described in the literature.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>A 23\u2010year\u2010old woman with a strong family history of thyroid cancer presented with a left thyroid nodule, and a fine\u2010needle aspiration biopsy revealing papillary thyroid carcinoma. She underwent total thyroidectomy.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Intraoperatively, the carotid was found coursing centrally through the right lobe parenchyma, associated with an ipsilateral nonrecurrent recurrent laryngeal nerve (NRLN) entering the cricothyroid joint superolaterally.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>This is, to our knowledge, the first report of such an anatomic variant in the medical literature. Aberrant carotid artery anatomy may potentially cause life\u2010threatening surgical complications and should be considered preoperatively. 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