Comparison of lateral and superior walls of the pituitary fossa with clinical emphasis on pituitary adenoma extension: Cadaveric-anatomic study

Neurosurgical Review

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 91-99

  Kursat, Erim ^a   Yilmazlar, Selcuk ^a   Aker, Sibel ^a   Aksoy, Kaya ^a   Oygucu, Hakan ^a  

^a ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cadaveric study; Cavernous sinus; Diaphragma sellae; Medial wall; Microsurgical anatomy; Parasellar extension; Pituitary adenoma; Suprasellar extension

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; CAVERNOUS SINUS; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPARATIVE ANATOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPHRAGMA SELLA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; MEDIAL WALL SELLA; MICROANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SELLA TURCICA; SPHENOID; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THICKNESS;

EID: 36448967141     PISSN: 03445607     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10143-007-0112-6     Document Type: Article

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