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A 33-year-old man undergoes a radical thyroidectomy for thyroid cancer. During the operation, moderate hemorrhaging requires ligation of several vessels in the left side of the neck. Postoperatively, serum studies show a calcium concentration of 7.5 mg/dL, albumin concentration of 4 g/dL, and parathyroid hormone concentration of 200 pg/mL. Damage to which of the following vessels caused the findings in this patient?

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  1. Branch of the costocervical trunk
  2. Branch of the external carotid artery
  3. Branch of the thyrocervical trunk
  4. Tributary of the internal jugular vein

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