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Cavernous Sinus
- Structures within Cavernous Sinus
- Cranial Nerve 3
- Cranial Nerve 4
- Cranial Nerve 5
- Ophthalmic branch
- Maxillary branch
- Cranial Nerve 6
- Internal Carotid Artery
- Conditions affecting Cavernous sinus and its contents
- Midbrain Infection
- Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis
- Orbital Fracture
- Petrous Bone Fracture (Temporal bone Fracture)
- Internal Carotid Artery Aneurysm
- Mastoiditis
- Increased Intracranial Pressure
Structure of cavernous sinus (C0007473) | |
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| Definition (MSH) | An irregularly shaped venous space in the dura mater at either side of the sphenoid bone. |
| Concepts | Body Space or Junction (T030) |
| MSH | D002426 |
| English | Cavernous Sinus, Sinus cavernosus, Structure of cavernous sinus |
| Spanish | estructura del seno cavernoso, seno cavernoso |
| Parent Concepts | Cranial Sinuses (C0010271), Structure of venous sinus (C0226504), Structure of tributary of superior petrosal sinus (C0924177), Structure of tributary of inferior petrosal sinus (C0924190), Structure of inferior petrosal sinus (C0226870), Paired dural venous sinus (C0925220) |
| Sources | LCH, MSH, MTH, NCI, SCTSPA, SNOMEDCT, UWDA Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) |
