Prostatic venous plexus
Blood vessel network
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The prostatic veins form a well-marked prostatic plexus which lies partly in the fascial sheath of the prostate and partly between the sheath and the prostatic capsule.[citation needed] It collects blood from the prostate, and (via the v. dorsalis profunda clitoridis) the corpora cavernosa of penis.[1] It communicates with the pudendal and vesical plexuses.[citation needed]
Drains fromProstate
Drains toVesical venous plexus and pudendal plexus
Latinplexus venosus prostaticus
| Prostatic venous plexus | |
|---|---|
 The veins of the right half of the male pelvis. (Prostatic plexus labeled at bottom left.) | |
| Details | |
| Drains from | Prostate |
| Source | Deep dorsal vein of the penis |
| Drains to | Vesical venous plexus and pudendal plexus |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | plexus venosus prostaticus |
| TA98 | A12.3.10.013M |
| TA2 | 5043 |
| FMA | 29711 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
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.[2]
