Campero Alvaro, Martins Carolina, Yasuda Alexandre, Rhoton Albert L
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA.
Neurosurgery. 2008 Mar;62(3):717-23; discussion 717-23. doi: 10.1227/01.neu.0000317321.79106.37.
To evaluate the anatomic aspects of the diaphragma sellae and its potential role in directing the growth of a pituitary adenoma.
Twenty cadaveric heads were dissected and measurements were taken at the level of the diaphragma sellae.
The diaphragma sellae is composed of two layers of dura mater. There is a remarkable variation in the morphology of the diaphragm opening. The average anteroposterior distance of the opening was 7.26 mm (range, 3.4-10.7 mm) and the average lateral-to-lateral distance was 7.33 mm (range, 2.8-14.1 mm).
The variability in the diameter of the opening of the diaphragma sellae could explain the growth of pituitary tumors toward the cavernous sinus or toward the suprasellar region.
评估鞍膈的解剖学特征及其在垂体腺瘤生长方向上的潜在作用。
解剖20个尸头,并在鞍膈水平进行测量。
鞍膈由两层硬脑膜组成。膈孔形态存在显著差异。孔的平均前后距离为7.26毫米(范围为3.4 - 10.7毫米),平均左右距离为7.33毫米(范围为2.8 - 14.1毫米)。
鞍膈孔直径的变异性可以解释垂体肿瘤向海绵窦或鞍上区域生长的原因。