This paper looks at the use of the Transverse cervical artery in complex or difficult head and neck reconstructions.

Tessler O, Gilardino MS, Bartow MJ, St Hilaire H, Womac D, Dionisopoulos T,

Lessard L. Transverse Cervical Artery: Consistent Anatomical Landmarks and

Clinical Experience with Its Use as a Recipient Artery in Complex Head and Neck

Reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2017 Mar;139(3):745e-751e