The posterior condylar canal is located posterior to the occipital condyle and transmits the posterior condylar vein, one of the largest emissary veins in the retromastoid region.[1,6] This vein usually origins from superior bulb of the internal jugular vein or less frequently from the medial side of the distal portion of the sigmoid sinus and connect to the suboccipital venous plexus.[5,9] We ...