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 ]
Term information
- UMLS:C0007473 (ncithesaurus:Cavernous_Sinus)
- Wikipedia:Cavernous_sinus
- FMA:50772
- NCIT:C12690
- SCTID:244402005
- MESH:D002426
- EMAPA:19059
- GAID:532
human_reference_atlas
An irregularly shaped venous space in the dura mater at either side of the sphenoid bone[MESH:A07.231.908.224.334].
sinus cavernosus
parasellar syndrome
cavernous sinuses
cavernus sinus vein
cavernous sinus syndrome
cavernous