The cavernous sinus (or lateral sellar compartment), within the human head, is a large collection of thin-walled veins creating a cavity bordered by the temporal bone of the skull and the sphenoid bone, lateral to the sella turcica. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cavernous_sinus ]

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sinus cavernosus

parasellar syndrome

cavernus sinus vein

cavernous sinuses

cavernous sinus syndrome

cavernous

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