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Structure of cavernous sinus

Known as: Sinus cavernosus, cavernosus sinus, Cavernous sinus 
One of a pair of dural venous sinuses located on either side of the pituitary fossa and lateral to the sella turcica. It receives blood from the… 
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Cavernous Sinus MeningiomaMicrobiologicalProcess of secretionSphenoid emissary vein

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Left cavernous sinusRight cavernous sinus

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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
The use of intensity modulated radiotherapy for the treatment of extensive and recurrent juvenile angiofibroma.
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Extradural Extranasal Combined Transmaxillary Transsphenoidal Approach to the Cavernous Sinus: A Minimally Invasive Microsurgical Model
The authors have previously described an extradural transmaxillary approach to the anterior compartment of the cavernous sinus… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Purine-binding factor (nm23) gene expression in pituitary tumors: marker of adenoma invasiveness.
To determine the molecular distinction between invasive and non-invasive pituitary adenomas, we evaluated expression of the… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Treatment of dural carotid-cavernous fistulas via the superior ophthalmic vein.
Symptomatic patients with dural carotid-cavernous fistulas often require treatment. Traditional therapies, which often are not… 
Review
1990
Review
1990
Transsphenoidal approach to infrasellar tumors involving the cavernous sinus.
The authors review their 2-year experience with a rhinoseptal transsphenoidal approach to skull-base tumors of various… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Treatment of carotid-cavernous sinus fistulas using a detachable balloon catheter through the superior ophthalmic vein.
Four consecutive patients with carotid-cavernous sinus fistulas that could not be treated by the standard techniques of… 
Review
1989
Review
1989
The Craniofacial Resection—Eleven-Year Experience at the University of Virginia: Problems and Solutions
From September 1976 to December 1987, 25 patients underwent 27 craniofacial resections at the University of Virginia Health… 
Highly Cited
1968
Highly Cited
1968
Peripheral pathway of eye muscle proprioception.
Highly Cited
1965
Highly Cited
1965
VENOGRAPHY OF THE CAVERNOUS SINUS, ORBITAL VEINS, AND BASAL VENOUS PLEXUS.
The dural sinuses about the base of the skull have received little attention in radiological literature. When opacified, the… 
Highly Cited
1944
Highly Cited
1944
STUDIES ON THE DISTRIBUTION OF PENICILLIN IN THE EYE: AND ITS CLINICAL APPLICATION
The remarkable success obtained in the treatment of severe infections with penicillin has naturally called attention to possible… 
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