Weninger W J, Streicher J, Müller G B
Department of Anatomy, University of Vienna, Austria.
J Anat. 1997 Aug;191 ( Pt 2)(Pt 2):269-75. doi: 10.1046/j.1469-7580.1997.19120269.x.
The cavernous sinus is traditionally described as a single anatomical compartment that contains cranial nerves, blood vessels, and connective tissue. A detailed analysis of 45 infant and 4 fetal parasellar regions shows that this view must be modified. The spatial arrangement, the topographic relations, and the expansion of the adipose and connective tissue spaces were analysed and reconstructed 3-dimensionally on a computer. It is shown that 3 different anatomical compartments, which are strictly demarcated by connective tissue, compose the parasellar region of infants. Two represent intracranial continuations of extracranial tissue spaces. The 3rd compartment corresponds to the so-called 'cavernous sinus' of the adult. Each of the 3 compartments contains characteristic adipose tissue bodies. Because the cavernous sinus represents only one compartment of the area, we propose to use the term 'parasellar region' to designate the entire anatomical region on either side of the sella turcica.
传统上，海绵窦被描述为一个单一的解剖腔隙，其中包含颅神经、血管和结缔组织。对45例婴儿和4例胎儿鞍旁区域的详细分析表明，这一观点必须修正。分析了脂肪和结缔组织间隙的空间排列、地形关系及扩展情况，并在计算机上进行三维重建。结果显示，婴儿鞍旁区域由3个不同的解剖腔隙组成，这些腔隙由结缔组织严格分隔。其中两个是颅外组织间隙的颅内延续。第三个腔隙对应于成人所谓的“海绵窦”。这3个腔隙中的每一个都包含特征性的脂肪组织团块。由于海绵窦仅代表该区域的一个腔隙，我们建议使用“鞍旁区域”这一术语来指代蝶鞍两侧的整个解剖区域。
