Transsphenoidal canal (large craniopharyngeal canal) and its pathologic implications.
A vertical conduit in the basisphenoid extending from the floor of the sella to the undersurface of this bone was observed in two children. There was no associated nasopharyngeal mass. A review of the literature on this defect and related subjects suggests a close relation between this lesion and transsphenoidal meningoencephalocele.
D002526:Cerebellar Diseases / Q000151:congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004677:Encephalocele / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008588:Meningocele / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013100:Sphenoid Bone / Q000002:abnormalities*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed