title: A rare variety of the course of the internal carotid artery and rarefying hyperostosis of the cranial vault.
abstract: A case of a rare variety of the course of the pars cavernosa of the internal carotid artery, combined with a pronounced rarefying hyperostosis of the cranial vault is described. Anatomical aspects, the clinical significance of this manifestation and aetiological considerations are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Anatomy, RWTH Aachen, Germany.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Prescher
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Brors
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000002:abnormalities*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015576:Hyperostosis / Q000473:pathology*; D010902:Pituitary Gland / Q000473:pathology; D012886:Skull / Q000473:pathology*