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Cavernous sinus
Cavernous sinus (center, labeled "SIN. CAVERN.")
The sinuses at the base of the skull. Cavernous sinus labeled in red
Details
SourceMiddle cerebral vein, sphenoparietal sinus, superior ophthalmic vein, inferior ophthalmic vein
Drains toInferior petrosal sinus, superior petrosal sinus
Identifiers
Latinsinus cavernosus
MeSHD002426
TA98A12.3.05.116
TA24860
FMA50772
Anatomical terminology
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The cavernous sinus within the human head is one of the dural venous sinuses[1] creating a cavity called the lateral sellar compartment bordered by the temporal bone of the skull and the sphenoid bone, lateral to the sella turcica.

  1. ^ Yasuda; et al. (Jun 2008). "Microsurgical anatomy and approaches to the cavernous sinus". Neurosurgery. 62 (6 Suppl 3): 1240–63. doi:10.1227/01.neu.0000333790.90972.59. PMID 18695545. S2CID 21204727.

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the cavernous sinus, by branches through the foramen Vesalii, foramen ovale, and foramen lacerum. Due to its communication with the cavernous sinus, infection...

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