 Cranial Fossa, Posterior
"Cranial Fossa, Posterior" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The infratentorial compartment that contains the CEREBELLUM and BRAIN STEM. It is formed by the posterior third of the superior surface of the body of the sphenoid (SPHENOID BONE), by the occipital, the petrous, and mastoid portions of the TEMPORAL BONE, and the posterior inferior angle of the PARIETAL BONE.
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D003388
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A01.456.830.200 A02.835.232.781.750.400
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| Concept/Terms |
Cranial Fossa, Posterior- Cranial Fossa, Posterior
- Cranial Fossas, Posterior
- Fossa, Posterior Cranial
- Fossas, Posterior Cranial
- Posterior Cranial Fossa
- Posterior Cranial Fossas
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| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2021 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cranial Fossa, Posterior" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Perez I, Gokden M, Day JD, Yaziji H, Pina-Oviedo S. Primary histiocytic sarcoma of the clivus with focal extension into central nervous system and neurologic manifestations: First description at an unusual site with an overwhelming and rapid progression. Clin Neuropathol. 2022 Mar-Apr; 41(2):74-82.
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Aboud E, Essayed W, Al-Mefty O. Two-Stage Double Petrosal Approach for the Total Resection of Petroclival-Cavernous Meningioma: 2-Dimensional Operative Video. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown). 2021 06 15; 21(1):E30-E31.
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Whitehead MT, Vezina G, Schlatterer SD, Mulkey SB, du Plessis AJ. Taenia-tela choroidea complex and choroid plexus location help distinguish Dandy-Walker malformation and Blake pouch cysts. Pediatr Radiol. 2021 Jul; 51(8):1457-1470.
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Polster SP, Horowitz PM, Awad IA, Gluth MB. Combined petrosal approach. Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2018 Oct; 26(5):293-301.
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