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cephalometric landmark. The
pituitary gland or
hypophysis is
located within the most
inferior aspect of the
sella turcica, the
hypophyseal fossa. The
sella turcica...
- relief. In humans, the
pituitary gland rests upon the
hypophyseal fossa of the
sphenoid bone, in the
center of the
middle cranial fossa. It sits in a protective...
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floor of the
middle cranial fossa: 508-509 ) at the
anterior boundary of the
sella turcica (hypophyseal (
pituitary)
fossa): 509 and
posterior boundary...
- The
middle cranial fossa is
formed by the
sphenoid bones, and the
temporal bones. It
lodges the
temporal lobes, and the
pituitary gland. It is
deeper than...
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Pituitary adenomas are
tumors that
occur in the
pituitary gland. Most
pituitary tumors are benign,
approximately 35% are
invasive and just 0.1% to 0.2%...
- Byrne's
bones in 1909 and
found that
Byrne had had a
pituitary tumour based on an
enlarged pituitary fossa. In 2011,
British and
German researchers determined...
- of H.
floresiensis are
diagnostic characteristics, such as
enlarged pituitary fossa,
unusually straight and
untwisted humeral heads,
relatively thick limbs...
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fossa, from
behind forward,[citation needed] are the
posterior perforated substance,
corpora mamillaria,
tuber cinereum, infundibulum, and
pituitary gland...
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disease can
occur due to
pituitary tissue compression or replacement, and
compression of
structures that
surround the
pituitary fossa. The
tumor can also compress...
- PMID 16793428. Ruben, R &
Sadun A.
Optic Chiasm,
Parasellar Region, and
Pituitary Fossa. In:
Yanoff M,
Duker A, eds. Ophthalmology. 2nd Edition. St. Louis...
