title: Lateral sellar compartment: history and anatomy.
abstract: The pertinent history leading to our current knowledge of the anatomy in the lateral sellar compartment is presented along with the known and unknown anatomic details of this region. The reasons why "cavernous sinus" is a misleading term for this compartment are presented.
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authors.lastname: Parkinson
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000294:innervation / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002426:Cavernous Sinus / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000601:surgery*; D002550:Cerebral Veins / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D013564:Sympathetic Nervous System / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D009626:Terminology as Topic