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Prostatic venous plexus

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It is sometimes known as "Santorini's plexus", named for the Italian anatomist Giovanni Domenico Santorini.

Clinical significance

The prostatic venous plexus drains into the internal iliac vein which in turn connects with the vertebral venous plexus; this is thought to be the route of bone metastasis of prostate cancer.

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