| Superior thyroid vein | |
| Latin: | vena thyreoidea superior |
| Drainsto: | Internal jugular vein |
| Artery: | Superior thyroid artery |
The superior thyroid vein is the vena comitans of the superior thyroid artery.[1] It is formed by the union of deep and superficial tributaries that correspond to the arterial branches of the superior thyroid artery.[2] Its tributaries are the . The vein empties into either the internal jugular vein, or the facial vein.